Book of Hours

Hours of the Virgin, end of Matins, beginning of Lauds

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Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati, John Miller Burnam Classics Library, BX2080 .F74 1460

Remarks by the Editor

Assembled from observations by Rebecka Lindau, Head, The John Miller Burnam Classics Library, University of Cincinnati with Yo Shionoya, Special Projects Student Assistant, integrating information from the seller.

General Information

Title Book of Hours
Shelfmarks BX2080 .F74 1460
Material Parchment
Place of Origin France
Date of Origin Late Fifteenth Century
General Remarks

From the catalogue description: Circa 1460. Book of Hours leaf produced in a French scriptorium. Historiated "D" initial, 15 gold-heightened initials and borders. Size: 6.4" x 5" (161 mm x 128 mm).

Original Condition

Page Height 160 – 165 mm
Page Width 128 – 135 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 16

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 161 x 128 mm

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Horae Beatae Virginis
    • Content Description

      The recto picks up the Te Deum at [horru]isti virginis uterum... The matins conclude on line 10 of the verso; Ad laudes then begins.

History

Provenance

Purchased from Tuscan Books (Rudolph Hofmeister), Escondido, California.

Where and when the original volume was broken is unknown.