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