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This Book of Hours of the Use of Bourges contains nine miniatures by the workshop of the Master of the Échevinage de Rouen. The borders surrounding several of these miniatures include gold backgrounds and human and animal figures. A tenth miniature in a different style, representing the Mass of Saint Gregory (fol. 13r), was inserted to replace a miniature and two missing leaves from the Gospel Lessons. Further pages that contained miniatures were excised between folios 65 and 66 (Adoration of the Magi for Sext), folios 68 and 69 (Presentation in the Temple for None), folios 107 and 108 (Pentecost for the Hours of the Holy Spirit) and folios 147 and 148 (likely the Virgin and Child at the beginning of a series of prayers to the Virgin in French). The Book of Hours begins with a graded calendar, in French, containing the feasts for Saint Sauveur (6 August), Saint Marcial (3 July), and Saint Roumain (23 October). The Gospel Lessons are followed by the Obsecro te and O intemerata prayers. The Hours of the Virgin of the Use of Bourges forms the core text of the book. The following section consists of the Seven Penitential Psalms accompanied by the Litany and Prayers. The Short Hours of the Cross and Short Hours of the Holy spirit are next, followed by the Office of the Dead. The final section contains prayers in French to the Virgin, to Christ, and to the Cross.
Support: Parchment; Extent: i+152+iv; 177 x 113 mm bound to 187 x 116 mm; Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto, every ten folios; Collation: 1 (12), 2 (8, leaf in position 1 has been replaced, -2), 3-6 (8), 7 (4), 8 (8), 9 (8, -3 -7), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12-13 (8), 14 (4), 15 (8, -5), 16-19 (8), 20 (8, -1), 21 (3, +1); Catchwords: Partially cropped horizontal catchwords in lower margin at 19v and 149v
One column of sixteen lines, ruled in red ink; written area: 94 x 63 mm
Gothic--textualis
Ten half-page miniatures surrounded by foliate borders containing hybrids, half-length figures in flowers, naked men, and beasts; vertical borders of foliage on each page of text; illuminated and decorated initials and line fillers throughout the text
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.
Scribe has repeated short sections of text erroneously at the start of some gatherings
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.
Rouen, France
Inscription on fol. 13r reads: "Ces heure [sic] apartiene à Charles Thierry, oficier chez monsieur le regent de France dans la minorité de Louis quinze roy de France et de Navare, 1732" ; further ownership inscriptions on lower flyleaves; circa 1470
Gilt-tooled calf, elaborately stamped with emblems and symbols, including a small oval crucifixion medallion on the front center; "Marie" stamped on the upper cover and "La Baillette" on the lower cover; remains of brass clasps, French, circa 1590
Latin; Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Marie La Baillette, circa 1590; Anne Thierry and Charles Thierry, eighteenth century; acquired by the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1932
Rouen, France
Inscription on fol. 13r reads: "Ces heure [sic] apartiene à Charles Thierry, oficier chez monsieur le regent de France dans la minorité de Louis quinze roy de France et de Navare, 1732" ; further ownership inscriptions on lower flyleaves; circa 1470
Latin; Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Marie La Baillette, circa 1590; Anne Thierry and Charles Thierry, eighteenth century; acquired by the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1932
This Book of Hours of the Use of Bourges contains nine miniatures by the workshop of the Master of the Échevinage de Rouen. The borders surrounding several of these miniatures include gold backgrounds and human and animal figures. A tenth miniature in a different style, representing the Mass of Saint Gregory (fol. 13r), was inserted to replace a miniature and two missing leaves from the Gospel Lessons. Further pages that contained miniatures were excised between folios 65 and 66 (Adoration of the Magi for Sext), folios 68 and 69 (Presentation in the Temple for None), folios 107 and 108 (Pentecost for the Hours of the Holy Spirit) and folios 147 and 148 (likely the Virgin and Child at the beginning of a series of prayers to the Virgin in French). The Book of Hours begins with a graded calendar, in French, containing the feasts for Saint Sauveur (6 August), Saint Marcial (3 July), and Saint Roumain (23 October). The Gospel Lessons are followed by the Obsecro te and O intemerata prayers. The Hours of the Virgin of the Use of Bourges forms the core text of the book. The following section consists of the Seven Penitential Psalms accompanied by the Litany and Prayers. The Short Hours of the Cross and Short Hours of the Holy spirit are next, followed by the Office of the Dead. The final section contains prayers in French to the Virgin, to Christ, and to the Cross.
Scribe has repeated short sections of text erroneously at the start of some gatherings
Gothic--textualis
Ten half-page miniatures surrounded by foliate borders containing hybrids, half-length figures in flowers, naked men, and beasts; vertical borders of foliage on each page of text; illuminated and decorated initials and line fillers throughout the text
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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