textLang
Latin (LA, LAT)Italian (IT, ITA)
summary
Book of Hours, use of Rome; Litany and Prayers
note (text)
This is a 15th century Book of Hours, Use of Rome.
leaf dimensions : height (mm)
242
leaf dimensions : width (mm)
165
justification : height (mm)
197
justification : width (mm)
130
script type
Textualis meridionalis
note (deco)
1 full-page miniature with full border, 11 historiated initialsilluminated initials throughout, red and blue initials throughout
binding
S. XIX red velvet, with gilt and gauffered edges.
origDate : proposed date
From : 1480 (CCLL) To : 1500 (CCLL)15th century
note (history)
On the recto of the front fly leaf, in pencil "T. F. Richardson"; On fol. 1r, Richardson's stamp and Lewis signature, dated 1919. "22351" written in pencil on the bottom of the back pastedown. The Este coat of arms appear on fol. 9r.
provenance
Este family ?; Thomas F. Richardson, Boston; John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia (obtained 1919)
ID Arkindex
52dd6821-a748-4145-9370-49d0dd3a7714
HORAE_1200pxmin (1815 mss)
Philadelphia_Free_Library_of_Philadelphia_Lewis_E_119.tar.gz
Digitization-type
single page