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Book of Hours (Use of Paris), "The St. Alexis Hours" – Virtual Reconstruction

Parchment · 41 leaves · 1450 – 1475 CE · France (Northern) · 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mm

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Unknown, Current Location Unknown, Charles Puckett Rare Books IM-2816
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  • Simmons School of Library and Information Science LIS 464 (Fall 2025) observations
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Century
15th century
Text Language
Latin
Script Type
Northern Textualis
Liturgica
Book of hours
Places
Origin: France
Summary

...tem graciam mi[sericordi]am amorem.../...[sicientem] apponi clamantem.... Part of the Obsecro Te from a fifteenth-century Book of Hours known as the St. Alexis Hours. Full border of acanthus and rinceaux in gold and colors with a bird at the top of the page and other flower details throughout. Roundel miniature in the outer central margin of recto and verso. Recto: The Virgin Mary on a blue and red background. Verso: The Virgin Mary holding Christ after the crucifixion. Dismembered in the 1980s. This leaf offered by Charles Puckett Rare Books, stock number 

Summary Author
Theo Mandell
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