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Title
[Book of Hours]
Variant Title
Books of Hours (Ms. Skidmore College Library. BX2080.S52)
Creator
unknown French artist(s)
Publisher
[Place of publication not identified]
Date
1400 - 1499
Subject(s)
Books of hours -- Texts -- Early works to 1800
Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions
Illumination of books and manuscripts, French
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Physical Description
174 unnumbered leaves (17 lines), bound : parchment, 4 illuminations ; 17 cm.
Table of Contents
I. Cover and Front Matter (cover- f.1 v)
II. Liturgical Calendar (f.2 r – f.14 v)
III. Gospel Sequences (f.15 r – f.17 v)
IV. Pilgrim Badges (f.18 r – f.18 v)
V. Hours of the Virgin (f.19 r – f.91 r)
VI. Seven Penitential Psalms and Litanies (f.91 v – f.107 v)
VII. Office of the Dead (f.108 r. – f.134 v)
VIII. Prayers and Suffrages of the Saints (f.134 v – f.176 v)
IX. Back Matter and Back Cover (f.177 r – back cover)
Description
Foliation includes 2 intermediate blank leaves and manuscript prayers added on final leaf. Two medallions are attached to the 2nd blank (leaf [18]). Decorated in gold and colors, with 4 miniatures by an unidentified artist: Annunciation, Pentecost, King David praying, and Burial of the dead.
Local Note
Purchased in Paris in 1932 by Louis Edgar Johns from Emile Rossignol. Given to Skidmore College in 1941.
Archive Location
General Collection - Call Number:BX2080 .S52
Content Type(s)
text
still image
physical object
Language(s)
Latin
Rights Statement
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Record Appears in
Book of Hours > Book of Hours
Identifier
260593

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