xMMs Bo7. Book of Hours, use of Rome, 1450-1460
Dates
- Creation: 1450-1460
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 18.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Latin
Physical Description
A miniature book of hours bound in later French mottled calf (ca. 18th century) with marbled paste-downs.
Illuminated manuscript on vellum. Franco-Flemish.
85 x 65 milimeters. 239 leaves, 4 miniatures with decorative borders, 9 illuminated initials.
Leaf 1: Calendar page for December noting S. Barbare, S. Nicolai Episcopi, S. Ambrosius, S. Lucie virginnis, S. Thomas, S. Silvestri Pape
Leaves 2-25: Hours of the cross
Leaves 26-29: Hours of the Virgin for the use of Rome with Matins
Leaves 70-76: Prime
Leaves 77-83: Terce
Leaves 84-89v.: Sext
Leaves 90-97: None
Leaves 98-108r.: Vespers
Leaves 108-135r.: Compline
Leaves 135-165v: Penitental psalms
Leaf 166: Blank
Leaves 171-239v.: Office of the Dead
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
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