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This Book of Hours was produced in France, likely in Paris, around 1420. It contains a calendar, in French, with Parisian saints (fols. 1r-12v), followed by the Gospel Lessons (fols. 13r-16v), and the Obsecro te and O intemerata (fols. 17r-23r). The core of the book is composed of the Hours of the Virgin of the Use of Rome (fols. 25r-77v); the Penitential Psalms, Litany and Prayers (fols. 79r-94r); the Hours of the Cross (fols. 94v-97r); the Hours of the Holy Spirit (fols. 97v-100r); and the Office of the Dead (fols. 100v-129v). Each of these five major sections is introduced by a large miniature representing, respectively, the Annunciation (fol. 25r), Kind David in Prayer (fol. 79r), the Crucifixion (fol. 94v), Pentecost (fol. 97v), and a Burial Scene (fol. 100v). The first four of these miniatures have diapered backgrounds. The style of the miniatures is typical of Parisian illumination of the second and third decades of the fifteenth century. The style of the miniatures is reminiscent of the so-called Luçon Master.
Support: Parchment; Extent: i+130+i; 197 x 143 mm bound to 209 x 151 mm; Foliation: Unfoliated; Collation: 1 (12), 2 (4), 3-4 (8), 5 (4), 6 (2), 7-16 (8), 17 (9, +3), 18 (3, +3); Signatures: Faded signatures visible in lower right corner at fols. 48r, 80r, 119r, and 130r; Catchwords: Original horizontal catchwords at fols.: 32v, 36v, 38v, 46v, 54v, 62v, 70v, 78v, 86v, 94v, 102v, 110v, and 118v
One column of seventeen lines, ruled in red ink; written area: 101 x 71 mm
Gothic--textualis
Five large miniatures, vine spray borders and gold bars marking major textual divisions; four- or five-line illuminated initials at major textual divisions; one- and two-line illuminated initials and line fillers 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.
Folio 130 is a non-original parchment flyleaf
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.
Paris?, France
Calendar contains Parisian saints; circa 1420
Eighteenth-century brown calf with blind tooling and gilded spine decorations; green endpapers with arabesques stenciled in gold
Latin; Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Bookplate on inside front cover: "Ex Bibliotheca Michaelis Chasles Acad. Scientiar. Socii." on shield with stylized initials "MC"; his sale, 27 June 1881, lot 14, to Belin; Théophile Belin, Paris; purchased by Lehigh University (9 September 1881) from Belin
Paris?, France
Calendar contains Parisian saints; circa 1420
Latin; Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Bookplate on inside front cover: "Ex Bibliotheca Michaelis Chasles Acad. Scientiar. Socii." on shield with stylized initials "MC"; his sale, 27 June 1881, lot 14, to Belin; Théophile Belin, Paris; purchased by Lehigh University
This Book of Hours was produced in France, likely in Paris, around 1420. It contains a calendar, in French, with Parisian saints (fols. 1r-12v), followed by the Gospel Lessons (fols. 13r-16v), and the Obsecro te and O intemerata (fols. 17r-23r). The core of the book is composed of the Hours of the Virgin of the Use of Rome (fols. 25r-77v); the Penitential Psalms, Litany and Prayers (fols. 79r-94r); the Hours of the Cross (fols. 94v-97r); the Hours of the Holy Spirit (fols. 97v-100r); and the Office of the Dead (fols. 100v-129v). Each of these five major sections is introduced by a large miniature representing, respectively, the Annunciation (fol. 25r), Kind David in Prayer (fol. 79r), the Crucifixion (fol. 94v), Pentecost (fol. 97v), and a Burial Scene (fol. 100v). The first four of these miniatures have diapered backgrounds. The style of the miniatures is typical of Parisian illumination of the second and third decades of the fifteenth century. The style of the miniatures is reminiscent of the so-called Luçon Master.
Folio 130 is a non-original parchment flyleaf
Gothic--textualis
Five large miniatures, vine spray borders and gold bars marking major textual divisions; four- or five-line illuminated initials at major textual divisions; one- and two-line illuminated initials and line fillers 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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