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This Book of Hours was produced in Flanders in the first quarter of the sixteenth century. It contains a calendar (fols. 5r-16v), followed by the Gospel Lessons for John, Luke, and Matthew and the Passion narrative according to John (fols. 17r-38v), the Hours of the Virgin for the Use of Rome (fols. 39r-93v, missing the first page and miniature for Vespers between fols. 80 and 81), the Hours of the Cross and Hours of the Holy Spirit, intercalated, followed by Seven Penitential Psalms, Litany, and Prayers (fols. 94r-132r), and Vespers for the Office of the Dead (fols. 132v-139r). The book contains fourteen large miniatures accompanied by illusionistic scrolls for the text below, representing the Annunciation (fol. 39r), Nativity (fol. 63r), Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 68r), Adoration of the Magi (fol. 73r), Presentation in the Temple/Circumcision (fol. 77r), Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 89r), Christ before Annas (fol. 94r), Christ before Caiaphas (fol. 95v), Pilate washing his hands (fol. 98r), Christ crowned with Thorns (fol. 100v), the Carrying of the Cross (fol. 104v), Crucifixion (fol. 105v), and Resurrection (fol. 108r). Additionally, the book contains seven smaller miniatures inset into the text, representing Saint John on Patmos (fol. 17r), the Visitation (fol. 50v), Caiaphas sending Christ to Pilate (fol. 96v), the Flagellation (fol. 99r), the Man of Sorrows (fol. 101v), Deposition (fol. 107v), and King David in Prayer (fol. 110r), 132v - Job in prayer. Unusually, the miniature for Nones of the Hours of the Virgin represents the Circumcision (fol. 77r), while the intercalated Hours of the Cross and Hours of the Holy Spirit contain a complete cycle of miniatures representing the Passion.
Support: Parchment; Extent: v+141+vi; 162 x 100 mm bound to 165 x 108 mm; Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; Collation: 1 (4, +1 +2 +3 +4), 2 (8), 3 (4), 4-5 (8), 6 (6), 7-9 (8), 10 (4), 11 (5, +1), 12 (7, +1), 13 (8, -3), 14 (6), 15 (2), 16 (6), 17-21 (8); Signatures: Alphanumeric signatures for first half of each gathering, A through P, lower right recto; X marks on first leaf of second half of gathering, lower right recto; Catchwords: Horizontal catchwords, lower right verso, partially cropped, visible at fols. 54v, 71v, 85v, 91v, 99v, 115v, 123v, and 131v
One column of fifteen lines, ruled in lead; written area: 104 x 61 mm
Gothic--textualis
Seventeen large miniatures, with frames and illusionistic text scrolls; four small miniatures; illuminated initials and line-endings throughout
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
Modern paper flyleaves
Marbled endpapers
Short instructions to illuminator visible next to some miniatures
First page for Vespers with miniature lacking between fols. 80 and 81
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
Flanders
First quarter 16th century
Early-twentieth-century blue morocco, gilt stamped decoration, marbled paper pastedowns, bound by H. Zucker of Philadelphia; stamped on spine in gold: "HORAE BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS, LATIN MS, XV. CENTURY"
Latin
Dr. J. D. Moyreau (eighteenth century?); W. J. Gilbert, St. Louis; his sale, Stan V. Henkels, Philadelphia, 7 June 1909, lot 245 (purchased by John Frederick Lewis for $140, as per inscription on fol. 3r); John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936
Flanders
First quarter 16th century
Latin
Dr. J. D. Moyreau
This Book of Hours was produced in Flanders in the first quarter of the sixteenth century. It contains a calendar (fols. 5r-16v), followed by the Gospel Lessons for John, Luke, and Matthew and the Passion narrative according to John (fols. 17r-38v), the Hours of the Virgin for the Use of Rome (fols. 39r-93v, missing the first page and miniature for Vespers between fols. 80 and 81), the Hours of the Cross and Hours of the Holy Spirit, intercalated, followed by Seven Penitential Psalms, Litany, and Prayers (fols. 94r-132r), and Vespers for the Office of the Dead (fols. 132v-139r). The book contains fourteen large miniatures accompanied by illusionistic scrolls for the text below, representing the Annunciation (fol. 39r), Nativity (fol. 63r), Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 68r), Adoration of the Magi (fol. 73r), Presentation in the Temple/Circumcision (fol. 77r), Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 89r), Christ before Annas (fol. 94r), Christ before Caiaphas (fol. 95v), Pilate washing his hands (fol. 98r), Christ crowned with Thorns (fol. 100v), the Carrying of the Cross (fol. 104v), Crucifixion (fol. 105v), and Resurrection (fol. 108r). Additionally, the book contains seven smaller miniatures inset into the text, representing Saint John on Patmos (fol. 17r), the Visitation (fol. 50v), Caiaphas sending Christ to Pilate (fol. 96v), the Flagellation (fol. 99r), the Man of Sorrows (fol. 101v), Deposition (fol. 107v), and King David in Prayer (fol. 110r), 132v - Job in prayer. Unusually, the miniature for Nones of the Hours of the Virgin represents the Circumcision (fol. 77r), while the intercalated Hours of the Cross and Hours of the Holy Spirit contain a complete cycle of miniatures representing the Passion.
Modern paper flyleaves
Marbled endpapers
Short instructions to illuminator visible next to some miniatures
First page for Vespers with miniature lacking between fols. 80 and 81
Gothic--textualis
Seventeen large miniatures, with frames and illusionistic text scrolls; four small miniatures; illuminated initials and line-endings throughout
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
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