Book of Hours

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Victoria, B.C., University of Victoria Libraries, Fragm.Lat.11

Remarks by the Editor

Description completed as part of Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin’s undergraduate manuscript studies class at the University of Victoria, December 2023.

General Information

Title Book of Hours
Shelfmarks Fragm.Lat.11
Material Parchment
Place of Origin England
Date of Origin 1401-1450
Script, Hands

Written in a Northern Textualis script with straight minims, the uncial ‘s’ at the end of words and the uncial ‘d’ as well as instances of ‘d’ biting ‘o’. Most uses of ‘et’ are abbreviated and written as the Tironian et.

General Remarks

Leaf from the Book of Hours (Sarum Use), showing part of Lauds of the Virgin. Erasure of text begins on the verso, starting with 'Maria virgo semper.' A later hand has written 'Page 9' on the recto and 'Page 10' on the verso.

Original Condition

Page Height 195 mm
Page Width 140 mm
Height of Written Area 128 mm
Width of Written Area 84 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 24
Line Height 4 mm
Ruling Plummet

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 195 x 140
More about the Current Condition

Slight discoloration around rim on both sides of the leaf and a slight wrinkle below the top right corner on the flesh side. The edge of the leaf is darkened. Previously bound edge is rough, likely cut out of the original book.

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

One large illuminated initial on the recto and three on the verso, all decorated in red and blue ink. Seven smaller initials on the recto and one on the verso have been illuminated and framed with black ink. Several other small initials have been written in blue ink and framed with red ink.

History

Provenance

The fourth of ten fragments purchased by the Medieval Studies Program at the University of Victoria and then donated to Special Collections in 1992.