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Ms. book of hours for Rome use, written and illuminated in South Netherlands, possibly Flanders or Bruges. The painting is in Flemish style characteristic of Bruges in the third quarter of the 15th century.
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Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [Belgium], [between 1475 and 1500]
- People
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- Author
- Catholic Church
- Related Name
- Princeton University Library. Manuscript. Garrett MS. 50.
- Language
- Latin
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Item Summary
Ms. book of hours for Rome use, written and illuminated in South Netherlands, possibly Flanders or Bruges. The painting is in Flemish style characteristic of Bruges in the third quarter of the 15th century.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Book of hours : use of Rome].
- Call Number
- Garrett MS. 50
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcnk322t66p
- Publisher
- [Belgium], [between 1475 and 1500]
- Language
- Latin
- Date Created
- 1475-1499
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 126 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 185 x 130 (110 x 70-75) mm bound to 196 x 145 mm.
- Provenance
- Early provenance unknown. Acquired by Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 at unknown date. His gift to Princeton University Library in 1942.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Robert Garrett, 1942.
- References
- Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, volume 1, pages 83-85.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Contents
- 1. fol. 1r-6v: [Simplified calendar]
- 2. fol. 7v-11v: [Short hours of the Cross]
- 3. fol. 12v-11v: [Short hours of the Holy Ghost]
- 4. fol. 17v-21r: [Mass of the Virgin]
- 5. fol. 21r-23v: [Gospel sequences]
- 6. fol. 28v-31v: [Prayers to the Virgin]
- 7. fol. 28v-31v: [Suffrages for St. John, Adrian of Nicomedia, etc.]
- 8. fol. 32v-78v: [Hours of the Virgin]
- 9. fol. 79v-84v: [Advent office of the Virgin]
- 10. fol. 85v-98v: [Seven penitential Psalms]
- 11. fol. 99v-126v: [Office of the dead, use of Rome]
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Collation: Parchment : fol. i (modern) + 126 + i (modern) ; modern foliation in pencil.
- Layout: 21 lines per page ; ruled.
- Decoration: Late Gothic, Flanders, Ghent or Bruges. 14 full-page miniatures. Miniatures and their facing text pages with full foliate borders. Interior scenes usually have three windows of diagonal panes beneath red vaults supported on green columns. Eight 6- to 7-line miniatures with top and bottom borders. 4- to 6-line initials in blue or pink, decorated with foliage in blue and pink, on gold and blue or pink grounds, with full borders. 1- to 4-line gold and color initials. Line-endings in gold and blue geometric ornament. See the Index or Christian Art or the entry in Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library for detailed descriptions of the miniatures.
- Origin: Written, illuminated and bound in Flanders.
- Binding Note
- Contemporaneous binding. Belgian, Johannes Guillebert. Brown calf leather over wooden boards. Blind-stamped rectangular panels with animals and text. Endbands. Two metal clasps, one replaced. Gilt edges.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 261
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/0a4347e2-0aeb-4db2-bdbb-d7835f84f958/manifest