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Manuscript/Mixed Material [Book of hours: use of Rouen]

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Title

  • [Book of hours: use of Rouen]

Names

  • Catholic Church

Created / Published

  • [France], [1400-1500]

Notes

  • -  Latin, French.
  • -  Ms. Codex.
  • -  Layout: Single colum of fifteen lines, ruled in red ink, visible prick marks; written area: 95 x 58 mm.
  • -  Script: Gothic textura.
  • -  Decoration: 8 large miniatures with richly inhabited foliate borders.
  • -  Use: Localization to Rouen indicated by the presence of the following feasts: Translatio St. Ouen (5 May), Translatio St. Romain (16 June), Dedication of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen (1 October), Feast of St. Romain written in gold (22 October). Litany (115r-120v) includes St. Romain.
  • -  Contents: Complete calendar (4r-15v). Gospels (16r-22v) missing the Gospel of John. Prayers to the Virgin (22v-29v) include Obsecro te and O Intemerata. Complete Hours of the Virgin (30r-89v) include large miniatures for Matins (30r), Prime (62r), and Vespers (78r). Foliate borders used at the beginning of the other hours. Hours of the Cross (90r-95r) begins with a lage miniature of the Cricifixion (90r). Hours of the Holy Spirit (95v-101v) begins with a large miniature of Pentacost (95v). Penetential Psalms (102r-115r) begins with a large miniature of a penitent King David (102r). The Office of the Dead (122r-168r) begins with a large miniature of a funeral procession(122r). The Fifteen Joys of Mary (169r-174v), the Seven Requests to Our Lord (174v-177v), and a prayer to the Virgin Mary written in rhymed French verse begins with a large miniature of Enthroned Madonna and Child holding fruit (169r).
  • -  Binding: Modern red velvet binding. Parchment pastedowns are original to the manuscript and ruled in red ink.
  • -  Gift of Genevieve G. Barton. Front flyleaf signed: S. Tiersonnier 1708. Leaf 183v signed: Simon Tiersonnier 1708.

Medium

  • 184 leaves, parchment : illustrations ; 21.5 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Ms. 210

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020657362

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Catholic Church. Book of hours: use of Rouen. [France, to 1500, 1400] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020657362/.

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Catholic Church. (1400) Book of hours: use of Rouen. [France, to 1500] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020657362/.

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Catholic Church. Book of hours: use of Rouen. [France, to 1500, 1400] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020657362/>.