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Book of hours for the use of Rome, probably commissioned for a male owner (masculine forms in prayers in Art. 6 and 10).
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Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
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- Publisher
- [France], [between 1430 and 1500]
- People
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- Author
- Catholic Church
- Related Name
- Princeton University Library. Manuscript. Garrett MS. 47.
- Language
- Latin
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Item Summary
Book of hours for the use of Rome, probably commissioned for a male owner (masculine forms in prayers in Art. 6 and 10).
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Book of hours : use of Rome]
- Call Number
- Garrett MS. 47
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcsx61f031g
- Publisher
- [France], [between 1430 and 1500]
- Language
- Latin
- Date Created
- 1430-1500
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 176 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 194 x 130 (98 x 63) mm bound to 204 x 145 mm.
- Provenance
- Early and intermediate provenance unknown. Purchased unbound in Rome by Robert Garrett, Class of 1897. 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 77-78.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Contents
- 1. fol. 3r-14v: [Calendar]
- 2. fol. 15r-19v: [Gospel sequences]
- 3. fol. 21r-92v: [Office of the Virgin]
- 4. fol. 93r-112r: [Seven Penitential Psalms]
- 5. fol. 112v-119r: [Short hours of the Holy Cross]
- 6. fol. 119v-124v: [Short hours of the Holy Ghost]
- 7. fol. 125r-168r: [Office of the dead, use of Rome]
- 8. fol. 168v-175v: [Obsecro te and O Intermerata]
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Collation: Parchment ; fol. i (modern) + 176 + iii (1 modern) ; modern foliation in pencil.
- Layout: 15 lines per page ; ruled.
- Decoration: Southwestern French Gothic. 12 miniatures with full-page borders; three-quarter floral and rinceaux borders of other folios. 2- to 3-line red and blue initials on gold open texts, 1-line champide initials for minor divisions. Line-fillers. See the Index of Christian art or the entry in Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library for detailed descriptions of the miniatures.
- Origin: Written in southwestern France in the second quarter of the 15th century.
- Binding Note
- Modern binding. Bound in 1928 by Rivière and Son in London. Turquoise morocco binding. Gold-stamped central lozenge pattern with corner rosettes and gold-tooled edging. Gold-tooling on spine and turn-ins. Gauffered gilt edges. Multi-colored endbands. In matching binder's case.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 368
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/3c991496-df3d-48d2-84e9-8e42a7a5daa5/manifest