summary
Book of Hours, use of Sarum
leaf dimensions : height (mm)
172
leaf dimensions : width (mm)
122
justification : height (mm)
116
justification : width (mm)
73
condition
First quire very worn. Stab holes reflect earlier binding.
note (deco)
Six 5-line painted and gilt initials with borders (matins missing) Folio 4v – Lauds Folio 13 – Prime Folio 15v – Terce Folio 17 – Sext Folio 18 – Nones Folio 19v – Vespers Folio 21 – Compline (initial missing cut out) Initials are blue & red with gilt letter shape. Blue/red decorated with white pen work. Initials extend into red, blue, gilt ¼ border which extends into upper and lower margins with pen work flourishing & gilt tear drops. 73 2-line red/blue painted & gilt initials (letter gilt) with white pen work decorating on red/blue ground. 1-line initials alternating blue & gilt, blue with red flourishing, gilt with blue flourishing.
binding
20th century goatskin
note (history)
Column 16th Century writing on Folio 23 & pen testing Folio 23v.
provenance
Purchased with Karen Gould Collection fund from Richard Linenthal, London, 2014 for Karen Gould Collection, Nelson-Atkins Museum.
note (temp)
http://ds.lib.berkeley.edu/KG37_46
