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Description
ff. 1-194 [Book of Hours]: ff. 1-12v: Calendar in French; ff. 13-20: [f. 13, blank], Pericopes of the Gospels; f. 20v, blank; ff. 21-86v: Hours of the Virgin, use of Rouen with, after lauds, suffrages of the Holy Spirit, Michael, John the Baptist, James the Greater, Lawrence, Eustachius, Denis, Romanus, Nicholas, Catherine of Alexandria, Margaret, All Saints, for peace; ff. 87-104v: Penitential psalms and litany; ff. 105-112v: Short hours of the Cross; ff. 113-119v: Short hours of the Holy Spirit; ff. 120-169v: Office of the Dead with responses to the lessons as in Sarum use; ff. 170-194: Prayers including the Obsecro te and the O Intemerata, with some prayers in French. f. 194v, blank. Book of Hours, use of Rouen, written in France, and probably first owned by a woman to judge by the miniature on f. 182v, although the prayers are copied in the masculine forms; the area was Rouen, as indicated by the liturgical use and the saints in the calendar, suffrages and litany. Span folios: ff. 1-194v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 1¹² 2⁸(through f. 20) 3-6⁸ 7¹²(with 1, now a singleton, bound below as f. 70) 8 (ff. 64-71, of which ff. 64-66 apparently constitute the first half of the quire; a leaf missing after f. 66; f. 67 should be bound after f. 102; f. 68 in its correct position; f. 69 should be bound after f. 111; f. 70 should be bound above, before f. 53; f. 71 in its correct position) 9-11⁸ 12⁶ 13 (ff. 102, 67, a leaf missing, 103-111, 69, with stitching between ff. 106-107) 14-19⁸ 20⁶ 21⁴(through f. 169) 22⁸ 23⁴(through f. 181) 24⁸(+1, f. 182) 25⁴. Ruled space, 89-57 mm; 14 long lines, ruled in pale red ink. Written in two sizes of gothic book hand according to liturgical function; ink often flaking. Decoration: Thirteen large miniatures usually above 3 lines of text in arched compartments with serrated tops. 4- and 3-line initials in white-patterned blue or dark pink against a ground of the other color or against a gold ground, with colored trilobe leaf infilling against a gold ground; except in the presence of full borders, these initials produce marginal extensions of black ivy spray, flowers and gold motifs. 2- and 1-line initials in gold on alternating blue or dark pink grounds with infilling of the other color; ribbon line fillers of the same colors, or as small flowers; initials within the text touched in yellow. Rubrics in an orange-tinged red. Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/16/2009. Cataloged from existing description: C. W. Dutschke with the assistance of R. H. Rouse et al., Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, 1989). Bound in late 17th century French gilt calf, rebacked, original spine laid down, with small fleurs-de-lis on spine and covers; holes remain from 2 fore edge ties; gilt edges. HM 1145. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Extent
ff. ii + i + 194 + i + ii : parchment ; 135 x 178 mm.
Books of hours France 15th century. (aat) Illuminations (Painting) France 15th century. (aat) Manuscripts (documents) (aat)
Source
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Modern pencil note on front pastedown, "Lovejoy Library." In the R. H. Charlton collection; sale by Anderson, New York, 12 November 1914, n. 263 to G. D. Smith. Precise source and date of acquisition by Henry E. Huntington unknown.
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