Book of Hours
F-bh06
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library, MS Typ 1008
Harvard University, HOLLIS (Born Digital)
Description URL
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990113042530203941/catalog
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General Information
Title
Book of Hours
Shelfmarks
MS Typ 1008
Material
vellum
Place of Origin
Probably French (Paris or Rouen)
Script, Hands
The text is written in a humanistic roman hand in brown ink, the rubric "Initium sancti euangelii secundum iohannem Gloria tibi domine" in gold ink. The text "In principio..." begins with an illuminated initial "I".
Original Condition
Page Height
230 mm
Page Width
140 mm
Height of Written Area
160 mm
Width of Written Area
90 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
90 mm
Number of Lines
21
Line Height
5 mm
Current Condition
Dimensions
18 cm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
The miniature and border are drawn in tempera, colored inks and gold ink.