Catholic Church -- Book of Hours
Subject
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Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Book of Hours , late 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 35
Scope and Contents
Book of Hours in Latin from the 15th century, of French origin. The Use is not identified, but is not Besançon or Clermont. It may be peculiar to the Abbey of S. Claude, Condat, to which both Kalendar and Litany particularly belong (see the local saints reported under their respective headings).Golden Numbers: on fly-leaf. These are numbers assigned to each year in sequence in a 19-years cycle and are used in order to calculate the date of Easter. Each number...
Dates:
late 15th century
Book of Hours, 15th century
Item
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
Book of Hours and Prayer Book, 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 48
Contents
The manuscript is a Book of Hours and Prayer Book from the 15th century. It originated in Germany, possibly in Schleswig. All the prayers are for a masculine owner.The Kalendar starts on f.1r. Some entries in the Kalendar that may reflect the manuscript’s provenance are as follows. 30 January: Aldegonde, Virgin; 17 March: Gertrude, Virgin; 3 June: Erasmus, Martyr; 4 July, Odalrici (Ulrich), Martyr; 8 July: Kilian, Martyr; 11 July: Ketillus, Confessor (of...
Dates:
15th century
Book of Hours (Hours of the Virgin and of Saint Ninian), 15th century
Part
Identifier: MS 42/ff. 7r-130r
Scope and Contents
This section of MS 42 is a 15th-century Book of Hours. Books of Hours, as private devotional texts, were very personal medieval books. This particualar text contains the unusual Hours of Saint Ninian. Saint Ninian as a historical figure is shrouded in mystery. He perhaps lived in the 5th-6th centuries, in Whithorn in south-west Scotland. While the historical figure of Ninian is vague, the chief medieval account comes from the 12th century, and in this Saint...
Dates:
15th century
Book of Hours (Use of Beauvais), end of the 15th century / beginning of the 16th century
Item
Identifier: MS 311
Contents
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
Book of Hours (Use of Paris), 15th century
Item
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
Book of Hours (Use of Paris), first half of the 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 310
Contents
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
Book of Hours (Use of Paris), early 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 302
Contents
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
Book of Hours (Use of Rome), 15th century
Item
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
Book of Hours (Use of Rome), 2nd half of the 15th century
Item
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