Book of Hours (Use of Rome?)
Hours of the Virgin, Matins
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Toronto, ON, Ontario College of Art and Design, Fifty Original Leaves of Medieval Manuscripts (Set 36), no. 36
2023 Simmons University SLIS 464 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Book of Hours
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
France (NW)
Original Condition
Page Height
at least 115 mm
Page Width
at least 80 mm
Height of Written Area
at least 49 mm
Width of Written Area
at least 33 mm
Number of Columns
1
Number of Lines
at least 10
Current Condition
Dimensions
107.5 x 65
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
One-to Two-line initials throughout in gold on red with blue infill or vice versa, with white filigree highlights. Line-fillers throughout in similar scheme
History
Origin
Written in NW France (likely use of Rome).
Provenance
Broken by Otto and Louise Ege in the 1940s. Many leaves became no. 36 in their "Fifty Original Leaves of Medieval Manuscripts" portfolios.