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Book of Hours (Use of Paris), "The Hours of St. Alexis" – Fragment
Parchment · 1 leaf · 1450 – 1473 CE · France (Northern) · 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mmF-vle3
Unknown, Current Location Unknown, s.n.
Latin
Incipit: [...]sam adversus eos qui/ Explicit: Reminiscere miserationum tuarum...tuarum quae a seculo sunt... (From the Office of the Dead (Matins, Second Nocturne, Psalms 22 & 24))
Full border of acanthus and rinceaux in gold and colors with birds and other creatures. Roundel miniature in the outer central margin of recto and verso. Recto: The wife of St. Alexis in blue and a hennin kneeling next to a bed. French inscription (with abbreviations) that reads "la femme". Verso: St. Alexis in red, either kneeling or standing, in nature with his hands held out before him, palms facing him. The name Alexie is inscribed. Dismembered in the 1990s. This leaf offered by 1st Dibs Auction, Reference number LU14012989132, current location unknown.
(Regan Doyle)-
Simmons School of Library and Information Science LIS 464 (Fall 2025) observations
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12/26/2025
Book of Hours (Use of Paris), "The Hours of St. Alexis"
Parchment · 1 leaf · 1450 – 1473 CE · France (Northern) · 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mmF-vle3
Unknown, Current Location Unknown, s.n.
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Book of Hours (Use of Paris), "The Hours of St. Alexis" – Fragment
Parchment · 1 leaf · 1450 – 1473 CE · France (Northern) · 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mmF-vle3
Unknown, Current Location Unknown, s.n.
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12/26/2025
- 15th century
- Latin
- Northern Textualis
- Book of hours
- Role: Origin
- Authority Source: Library of Congress
Book of Hours (Use of Paris), "The Hours of St. Alexis" Office of the Dead - Matins, Second Nocturne
F-vle3
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