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Book of Hours (the "Hours of St. Alexius") – Fragment

Parchment · 1 leaf · 1450 – 1500 CE · France · 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mm

F-yikp

Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2022.102
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Language
Latin
Reconstruction Summary

First six words "Deus qui nos patrem et matrem," last five "mane astabo tibi et videbo;" 6 binding slits on left side of recto. Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto); Psalm 5 (verso). Full borders of acanthus and rinceaux in gold and colors with birds in lower margin. Roundel miniatures in outer central margin of recto illustrating a man labeled "messenger" kneeling at the feat of a seated man labled "pere," possibly representing St. Alexius' father sending men to search for his son. Roundel miniature in outer central margin of verso depicting same "messenger" approaching a shrouded woman. MS2022.102 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. 

(Caleb Ritter)
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  • Simmons School of Library and Information Science LIS 464 (Fall 2025) observations
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Online Since
12/30/2025

Book of Hours (the "Hours of St. Alexius")

Parchment · 1 leaf · 1450 – 1500 CE · France · 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mm

F-yikp

Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2022.102

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Book of Hours (the "Hours of St. Alexius") (Fragment), Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2022.102 (https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-yikp)

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Online Since
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Book of Hours (the "Hours of St. Alexius") – Fragment

Parchment · 1 leaf · 1450 – 1500 CE · France · 195 x 142 (85 x 62) mm

F-yikp

Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2022.102

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Online Since
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Century
  • 15th century
Text Language
  • Latin
Liturgica
  • Book of hours
France
  • Role: Origin
  • Authority Source: Library of Congress

Book of Hours (the "Hours of St. Alexius") Matins, First Nocturne, Office of the Dead

F-yikp

Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2022.102
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  • CMA_2022_102r
  • CMA_2022_102v
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Book of Hours (the "Hours of St. Alexius"), Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2022.102
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