Book of Hours
Office of the Holy Cross, hours of Prime and Terce
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Toronto, ON, The Robertson Davies Library at Massey College, Gurney Pam 0009
Andreea Marin, Massey College 2022 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Book of Hours
Shelfmarks Gurney Pam 0009
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Italy
Date of Origin 1400-1550
Script, Hands
Written in an Italian gothic (rotunda) hand
General Remarks
Prayers and Devotions. Text from the Office of the Holy cross, hours of Prime and Terce.
Original Condition
Page Height 119 mm
Page Width 87 mm
Height of Written Area 63 mm
Width of Written Area 43 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 43 – 52 mm
Number of Lines 12
Line Height 7 mm
Ruling Yes
Current Condition
Dimensions 119 x 87 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
2-line decorated illuminated initial at beginning of hour, flourished in blue, ascending and descending to pen-sprays at head and foot of leaf. 2-line decorated blue initial at beginning of hymn, flourished in red, ascending and descending to pen-sprays at head and foot of leaf.