Book of hours, use of Paris, in French : [manuscript]
Creator
Catholic Church
Contributor
Quarton, Enguerrand, active 15th century, artist Poor, Henry W. (Henry William), 1844-1915, former owner Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscript. HM 1129
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Description
ff. 1-160 (+ 142 bis): [Book of Hours]: ff. 2-13v: full calendar; ff. 14-19: Pericopes of the Gospels; f. 19v, ruled, but blank; ff. 20-77: Hours of the Virgin, use of Paris, in French verse; ff. 78-80v: Short hours of the Holy Spirit; ff. 81-83v: Short hours of the Cross; ff. 84-101: Penitential psalms and litany; f. 101v, ruled, but blank; ff. 101-137v: Office of the Dead, use of Paris; ff. 136-159v: Prayers in French. [f. 160r-v, blank]. Book of Hours, use of Paris, written in French in southern France in the middle of the fifteenth century, evidently for a woman: on f. 137, the feminine form "ta servante," and on f. 138, the kneeling figure of a woman. Span folios: ff. 1-160v (+ 142r-v bis). Support: Parchment. Layout: Collation beginning at f. 2: 1¹² 2⁶(through f. 19) 3⁸(-1) 4⁸(-7) 5⁸ 6⁸(-6) 7⁸(-5) 8-10⁸ 11⁴(through f. 83) 12-17⁸ 18⁶(through f. 137) 19⁶ 20⁸ 21¹⁰. Catchwords in the script of the text in the center lower margin; leaf signatures visible on quire 12, a-g. Ruled space, 103 x 62 mm; 16 long lines, ruled in pale red ink; ruled in purple ink on the first two quires and last two quires. Written in a gothic book hand. Decoration: Four large illuminations missing after ff. 19, 32, 46 and 52 (offsets of border designs visible on the versos). Nine large illuminations remain, in slightly rounded compartments. The illuminations, by 3 artists, the first of which has been identified as Enguerrand Quarton whose illuminations are on ff. 57, 62, 72, 78 (some repainting?), 81, 138. Major initials, 4- and 3-line, in white-patterned pink or blue with trilobe leaf infilling against a cusped gold ground; the initial on f. 138 contains a large pink flower. 3-, 2- and 1-line initials in gold with infilling of pink or blue on a ground of the other color; initials within the text washed in yellow; ribbon line fillers in segments of pink and blue. Rubrics in an orange-tinged red. Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/12/2009. 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 19th century purple velvet; gilt edges. HM 1129. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Extent
ff. ii + 160 (+ 142 bis) + iii : parchment ; 125 x 180 mm.
Books of Hours France 15th century. (aat) Illuminations (Painting) France 15th century. (aat) Manuscripts (documents) (aat)
Source
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Belonged to Henry William Poor whose ex libris is on the front pastedown; his sale, Anderson, New York, 7 December 1908, pt. II, n. 769 to G. D. Smith. Precise source and date of acquisition by Henry E. Huntington unknown.
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