Book of Hours

Hours of the Virgin (Lauds)

F-taus

Toronto, ON, The Robertson Davies Library at Massey College, Gurney Pam 0006

General Information

Title Book of Hours
Shelfmarks Gurney Pam 0006
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Paris, France
Date of Origin 1290
Script, Hands

Written in a gothic book script (textualis)

General Remarks

Book of Hours with text from Hours of the Virgin (Lauds). Psalms 62:4 -62:12 "Quoniam melior est...laetabitur in Deo"

writing in pencil on verso at the bottom "MS.1028 Horae Paris ca. 1290") 

Original Condition

Page Height 93 mm
Page Width 69 mm
Height of Written Area 54 – 57 mm
Width of Written Area 35 mm
Number of Columns 4
Width of Columns 35 mm
Number of Lines 12
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling No

Current Condition

Dimensions 93 x 69 mm
More about the Current Condition

browning in corners and on the bottom. 

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Flourished initials blue and gold alternately, flourished in red and blue respectively 

History

Origin

Paris, France

Persons and Institutions Catholic Church