Book of hours
Psalter of St Jerome. Prologue and prayer (fol. [1]r-[2]v); Psalm 5-7, 16, 18, 21, 24-27, 30, 33-35, 37-39, 43, 50, 53- 56, 58, 68-70, 73 (fol. [3]r-[11]v)
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General Information
Small gothica hybrida formata. 1 hand.
Original Condition
Prickings visible in outer margin on some pages.
Current Condition
8 leaves are still part of a bound quire, while 3 leaves are loose.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Three-margins illuminated floral border (acanthus, flowers, fruits) (fol. [3]v). Ornamental initials: champ initial (fol. [1]r); gilded foliate initial with extension into gilded bar (fol. [3]r). Several smaller pen-flourished initials, alternating between blue initials with red penwork and gilded initials with black penwork. Red rubrication.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Hieronymus Stridonensis (compiler; author of introductory prayer)
- Text Language Latin
- Title Psalter of St Jerome
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Content Description
Preface and introductory prayer (fol. [1]r-[2]v); (parts of) Psalms 5-7, 16, 18, 21, 24-27, 30, 33-35, 37-39, 43, 50, 53- 56, 58, 68-70 and 73.
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- Edition http://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/Confessio/PsalterJerome.html
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Remarks
Abbreviated psalter, focusing especially on Psalms about seeking penitence from God. Popular component of Books of hours.
History
Part of collection of Clement van Cauwenberghs. Collection transferred to Leuven University Library after Van Cauwenberghs' death in 1946.