textLang
Latin (LA, LAT)Italian (IT, ITA)
summary
Book of hours with prayers in Italian.
note (text)
Heures de la Vierge à l'usage de Rome
leaf dimensions : height (mm)
105
leaf dimensions : width (mm)
75
justification : height (mm)
52
justification : width (mm)
45
script type
Textualis meridionalis
note (deco)
Headings in red. 1-line versals alternately in red and blue; 2-line flourished initials with marginal extensions alternately in red and blue, the penwork in the contrasting colour (the normal type of initials throughout the manuscript); 3-line flourished KL ligatures in art. 1; 5-line litterae duplices or initials in the style of litterae duplices with developed penwork at the opening of the various Hours in art. 2; 6-line ditto in art. 3; a 4-line flourished initial at the opening of the Mass of the Virgin in art. 5. All initials are half inset.Headings in red. 1-line versals alternately in red and blue; 2-line flourished initials with marginal extensions alternately in red and blue, the penwork in the contrasting colour (the normal type of initials throughout the manuscript); 3-line flourished KL ligatures in art. 1; 5-line litterae duplices or initials in the style of litterae duplices with developed penwork at the opening of the various Hours in art. 2; 6-line ditto in art. 3; a 4-line flourished initial at the opening of the Mass of the Virgin in art. 5. All initials are half inset.
binding
Original Italian brown cloth over wooden boards, sewn onto three double leather thongs; the cloth is embroidered with silver thread to a design of stars, squares and maltese crosses. Gilt and gauffered edges.
origDate : proposed date
From : 1446 (ILT) To : 1455 (ILT)
origPlace : proposed origin
Italiefor female member of the Augustinian order?
note (history)
Probably made for a female member of the Augustinian order.
provenance
Bought for Spencer from Harry Levinson and accessioned in 1945.
ID Arkindex
f8d3e206-b7c3-4248-870f-d627e2bdb69b
HORAE_1200pxmin (1815 mss)
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Digitization-type
single page
