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Description
ff. 1-183v. [Book of Hours]: ff. 1-11v: Full calendar in French, beginning defectively; ff. 12-17v: Pericopes of the Gospels; ff. 18-85: Hours of the Virgin, use of Paris; ff. 85v-102v: Penitential psalms and litany; ff. 103r-v, 110-111v, 104-106v: Short hours of the Cross, beginning defectively and misbound; ff. 107-109v, 112-113v: Short hours of the Holy Spirit; ff. 114-160: Office of the Dead, use of Paris; ff. 160v-183v: Prayers in French, Obsecro te, O Intemerata, suffrages of the Trinity, John the Baptist, Michael, Peter and Paul, Matthew, Simon and Jude, Andrew, Stephen, Lawrence, Denis, and the Innocents, ending defectively. Book of Hours written in the early fifteenth century for use in the area of Paris. Span folios: ff. 1-183v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 1⁶(-1) 2-3⁶ 4-6⁸ 7⁸(-1, before f. 42) 8-13⁸ 14⁸(-7, before f. 103) 15⁶(ff. 104-109) 16⁴(ff. 110-113); these 2 quires originally formed a single gathering with the 2 bifolia of quire 16 as the outer leaves) 17-24⁸ 25 (6 leaves of uncertain structure). Catchwords in the script of the text in the center lower margin. Ruled space, 98 x 65 mm; 14 long lines, ruled in pale red ink. Written in a gothic book hand. Decoration: Twelve miniatures within square compartments above 4 lines of text; both text and miniatures enclosed by U-shaped frames which derive from the initial. 3-line initials in white-decorated blue or pink on gold grounds, one containing a grotesque (f. 107); 3-, 2- and 1-line initials in burnished gold on pink grounds with blue infilling or vice versa. Rubrics in an orange-tinged red, except for those of the calendar which are in a washed-out pink. The illuminated leaves have an irregular series of holes across the top, possibly where protective coverings for the miniatures were sewn. The margins of ff. 125 and 180 have been almost entirely replaced with parchment; numerous other small repairs occur throughout the volume; the stub which now holds f. 98 in place (the conjunct to the missing leaf before f. 103) bears writing in a sixteenth century French hand. 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 18th century blind tooled calf, red sprinkled edges. HM 1151. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Books of hours France 15th century. (aat) Illuminations (Painting) France 15th century. (aat) Manuscripts (documents) (aat)
Source
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
The name "Caesar Sacre" in a sixteenth century[?] hand on f. 112v. Obtained by Henry E. Huntington from the book dealer Charles Sessler of Philadelphia.
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