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This Book of Hours for the Use of Chartres was made circa 1445-1475 and contains a calendar in French (pp. 1-24), Gospel Lessons (pp. 25-35), prayers to the Virgin (pp. 36-50), the Hours of the Virgin (pp. 55-134), the Hours of the Cross (pp. 135-141), the Hours of the Holy Spirit (pp. 142-148), the Penitential Psalms, a Litany, and prayers (pp. 149-182), and the Office of the Dead (pp. 183-208). It contains seven large miniatures, all with full borders, showing Saint John the Evangelist (p. 25), the Virgin and Child (p. 36), the Annunciation (p. 55), the Crucifixion (p. 135), Pentecost (p. 142), King David praying (p. 149), and a funeral (p. 179). These have all been substantially retouched, and this is especially noticeable in the faces and areas of skin. The fifteenth-century painting has, however, also been described as "run of the mill" especially when compared to the "above average" script and initials. Compared to many contemporary Books of Hours this manuscript has relatively few miniatures, but this does not seem to result from later excision. Rather, the divisions between the different texts of, for example, the Canonical Hours have been simply marked with large illuminated initials and partial spray borders.
Support: Parchment; Extent: i+106+i; 185 x 130 mm bound to 196 x 140 mm; Foliation: Modern pagination in pencil, 1-[212], rectos only, upper right recto; Collation: 1 (12), 2 (8), 3 (7, +3), 4-8 (8), 9 (7, +1), 10-13 (8)
One column of fourteen lines; frame-ruled in red ink; written area: 88 x 70 mm
Gothic--textualis semi-quadrata
Initials and line-fillers in red, gold, and blue throughout; seven large miniatures with partial bar and full spray borders; partial borders at divisions between and within texts
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.
Calendar in French
Miniatures substantially retouched
Note on verso of upper flyleaf: "Sept grandes miniatures et toutes les initiales peintes en or et en couleur. Beaucoup de pages sont ornées de bordures très riches."
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.
France
Circa 1445-1475
Seventeenth- or eighteenth-century red velvet with silver clasps; silk pastedowns; modern green clamshell box
Latin; Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Philip S. Collins, no. 8 (bookplate, inside front cover); gift of Mary Schell Collins in memory of her husband, 1945
France
Circa 1445-1475
Latin; Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Philip S. Collins, no. 8
This Book of Hours for the Use of Chartres was made circa 1445-1475 and contains a calendar in French (pp. 1-24), Gospel Lessons (pp. 25-35), prayers to the Virgin (pp. 36-50), the Hours of the Virgin (pp. 55-134), the Hours of the Cross (pp. 135-141), the Hours of the Holy Spirit (pp. 142-148), the Penitential Psalms, a Litany, and prayers (pp. 149-182), and the Office of the Dead (pp. 183-208). It contains seven large miniatures, all with full borders, showing Saint John the Evangelist (p. 25), the Virgin and Child (p. 36), the Annunciation (p. 55), the Crucifixion (p. 135), Pentecost (p. 142), King David praying (p. 149), and a funeral (p. 179). These have all been substantially retouched, and this is especially noticeable in the faces and areas of skin. The fifteenth-century painting has, however, also been described as "run of the mill" especially when compared to the "above average" script and initials. Compared to many contemporary Books of Hours this manuscript has relatively few miniatures, but this does not seem to result from later excision. Rather, the divisions between the different texts of, for example, the Canonical Hours have been simply marked with large illuminated initials and partial spray borders.
Calendar in French
Miniatures substantially retouched
Note on verso of upper flyleaf: "Sept grandes miniatures et toutes les initiales peintes en or et en couleur. Beaucoup de pages sont ornées de bordures très riches."
Gothic--textualis semi-quadrata
Initials and line-fillers in red, gold, and blue throughout; seven large miniatures with partial bar and full spray borders; partial borders at divisions between and within texts
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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