Book of Hours
Office of the Holy Spirit
F-jfop
Toronto, ON, The Robertson Davies Library at Massey College, Gurney Pam 0011
Andreea Marin, Massey College 2022 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Book of Hours
Shelfmarks
Gurney Pam 0011
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Tours, France
Date of Origin
1450-1500
Script, Hands
Batarde, multiple hands.
Original Condition
Page Height
148 mm
Page Width
111 mm
Height of Written Area
95 mm
Width of Written Area
67 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
56 – 67 mm
Number of Lines
19
Current Condition
Dimensions
148 x 111 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Borders ruled in red. With five 2-line gold initials on blue and pink grounds and six 1-line gold initials on blue and pink grounds. With three-quarter illuminated borders on particoloured liquid gold and white ground with acanthus leaves, flowers, and foliage. Line fillers: blue, pink, and gold stylized geometric patterns.
History
Origin
Tours, France
Persons and Institutions
Catholic Church