Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
Matins: Office of the Dead: First nocturne: Psalm 7 - First Lesson (Job 7)
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Newark, NJ, Newark Public Library, Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts; Western Europe; 12-16 century. Set number 34.
Simmons School of Library and Information Science LIS 464 (Fall 2018) observations (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
Shelfmarks
Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts; Western Europe; 12-16 century. No. 34.
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
France
Date of Origin
1425-1450
Script, Hands
Gothic bookhand
Original Condition
Page Height
186 mm
Page Width
134 mm
Height of Written Area
90 mm
Width of Written Area
60 mm
Number of Columns
1
Number of Lines
14
Current Condition
Dimensions
195 x 140
More about the Current Condition
Dismembered and tipped into Ege mattes. Tape present on recto.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Left-hand border of rinceaux with scattered flowers and fruits on most pages.
Content
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Content Item
History
Origin
Wirrten and decorated in France in the second quarter of the 15th century.
Provenance
Broken by Otto F. Ege in the second quarter of the 20th century.