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Description
ff. 1-12v, 1-133v (+ 45 bis) [Book of Hours]: ff. 1-12v: Full calendar in French; ff. 1-6: Pericopes of the Gospels; ff. 6v-8v: Obsecro te; ff. 9-60v: Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome; ff. 61-76v: Penitential psalms and litany; f. 76v, rubric and antiphon for the Office of the Dead; ff. 77-79v: Short hours of the Cross; ff. 80-82v: Short hours of the Holy Spirit; ff. 83-117v: Office of the Dead, use of Rome; ff. 118-133v: Prayers to the Trinity and suffrages of Michael, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, Peter and Paul, James, Stephen, Lawrence, Christopher, Sebastian, Denis, Nicholas, Claude, Anthony abbot, Anne, Mary Magdalene, Catherine of Alexandria, Margaret, Barbara. f. 134r-v, blank. Book of Hours, use of Rome, written in northern France at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Span folios: ff. 1-12v, 1-134v (including 45 bis). Support: Parchment. Layout: 1-2⁶ 3⁸ 4⁸(-1, 8) 5-8⁸ 9⁶ 10⁸(+9 through f. 60) 11-12⁸ 13⁶(the Hours of the Cross and the Holy Spirit) 14⁸ 15⁸(+9, f. 99) 16⁸ 17¹⁰(through f. 117) 18⁶ 19¹⁰ + 1 leaf, f. 134. Ruled space, 120 x 63 mm; 24 long lines, ruled in pale red ink, with pricking occasionally visible in the outer margin.Written in Bâtarde script. Decoration: Thirteen large miniatures in painted gold architectural frames, enclosing the full page scene on which the 3 lines of text appear as if imposed. Similar smaller miniatures, 8- to 16-line. 3- and 2-line white initials on square brick red grounds with gold tracery, infilled with a flower; 1-line initials in gold paint on alternating brick red or blue square grounds; ribbon line fillers in the same colors. Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/17/2009. 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 dark green velvet, rebacked, with 2 brass fore edge clasps, closing from bottom to top, the lower of the 2 is broken; grey silk endpapers; gilt edges. HM 1161. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Extent
ff. iii + 12 + 134, including 45 bis + ii : parchment ; 115 x 212 mm.
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