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Book of Hours, 15th century

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Identifier: MS 47
Scope and Contents Book of Hours in Latin and Flemish from the 15th century, of Dutch origin. The Use is not identified, but Kalendar, Litany, and one Flemish rubric establish a Flemish provenance, and seem to point further to Thérouanne and Saint Omer.Kalendar: starts on f. 1r. Contains commemorations of Saints and Martyr, and other festivities (the most important are written in red). The nonth of January is missing.15 February: ...
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Beauvais), end of the 15th century / beginning of the 16th century

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Identifier: MS 311
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This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Beauvais) written in France, probably at Senlis, in the late 15th / early 16th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: end of the 15th century / beginning of the 16th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Paris), 15th century

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Identifier: MS 36
Contents A Book of Hours from the 15th century in Latin and French, of French origin. The Use is Parisian. The Kalendar and Litany are also probably Parisian. Some of the prayers have masculine endings on the adjectives, meaning that it was produced for a man.Kalendar (in French): starts on f.1Sequences of the Gospels (in Latin): starts on f.13.Obsecro te Domina (in Latin): starts on f.19. This has...
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Paris), end of the 15th century

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Identifier: MS 309
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...
Dates: end of the 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Paris), first half of the 15th century

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Identifier: MS 310
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This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Paris) written in France (Paris?) in the first half of the 15th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: first half of the 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Paris), early 15th century

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Identifier: MS 302
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This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Paris) written in France (Paris?) in the early 15th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: early 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Rome), 15th century

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Identifier: MS 37
Scope and Contents Book of Hours in Latin and French from the 15th century, of Northern French or Flemish origin. The Use is that of Rome. In so far as the Kalendar is distinctive, it points to Saint Omer (see the local saints reported).Kalendar: starts on f. 1r. Contains commemorations of Saints and Martyr, and other festivities (the most important are written in red).8 June: Saint Omer en fleurs (also known as Saint Audomar, bishop...
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Rome), 2nd half of the 15th century

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Identifier: MS 305
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...
Dates: 2nd half of the 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Rome) , c 1503

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Identifier: MS 38
Scope and Contents Book of Hours in Latin from the 16th century, of Italian provenance. The Use is that of Rome. It was probably copied in Bologna and the Kalendar also seems to support this origin (see local saints reported).The scribe has written the Greek word telos ('end') at the end of the Hours of the Virgin (f. 119v), Penitential Psalms (f. 122v) and Office of the...
Dates: c 1503
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Book of Hours (Use of Rome), second half of the 15th century

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Identifier: MS 312
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This manuscript is an illuminated book of hours (Use of Rome) written in Flanders in the second half of the 15th century.


For a full description of the manuscript, including writing and provenance, see the bibiography note in "Additional description".

Dates: second half of the 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts