White, James Cathcart, 1853-1943 (Edinburgh graduate and advocate)

Contents MS 307 is a book of hours from the mid-15th century. It was made in France, for the diocese of Troyes.ff. 1r-12v: A full calendar in French. Alternating gold, blue and red ink for effect.ff. 13r-18r: Sequence of the Four Gospels. Prayer begins on f. 14v with Protector in te sperantium...ff. 18v-21v: Alia...

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This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours written in France (Paris?) in the early 15th century.

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This manuscript is an iluminated book of hours, written for the use of a woman, perhaps in England, in the 15th century.

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This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours written in France (Rouen?) in the 15th or 16th century.

Contents Book of Hours in French and Latin from the end of the 15th century, of French provenance and possibly Parisian. The Use is that of Paris.Kalendar: ff. 1r-6v. Contains commemorations of Saints and Martyrs, and other festivities; the most important are written in golden letters, whereas the other lines alternate blue and red for effect. Written in French. The French, and possibly Parisian, provenance is also suggested by the prominence given to the festivity of...

Contents MS 305 is a richly illuminated book of hours in very good condition from the second half of the 15th century, of the Use of Rome. Books of hours were designed for the private use of individuals, and the calendar of saints' days typically contained at the beginning of these texts helps to indicate where the book was used, through its inclusion of important local saints. The calendar in MS 305 (described below) suggests that this text was made for a patron with a connection to Rheims...

Contents MS 308 is a fifteenth-century English Book of hours (use of Sarum), with a calendar. ff. 1r-6v: A calendar in red and black ink. Included are the names of many English saints and festivals: SS Wulstan, Cedda, Edward K. & M., Cuthbert, Richard (bishop), Alphege, Dunstan, Aldhelm, Translation of Edmund (archb.), Alban, Ethelreda, Translation of Thomas, Transl. of Swithin, Kenelm K. & M., Oswald,...