COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
mediaCollectionId
WMUwmu~77~77
Medieval Document Collection
Collection
true
Identifier:
exwsms165_bk
resource_identifier
exwsms165_bk
Identifier
false
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 165
manuscript_identifier
MS 165
Manuscript Identifier
false
Title:
Book of hours : use in Rome
title
Book of hours : use in Rome
Title
false
Alternative Title:
MS 165
alternate_title
MS 165
Alternative Title
false
Incipit:
nerunt it[v]sohnia[m] vicentes?
incipit
nerunt it[v]sohnia[m] vicentes?
Incipit
false
Author:
Catholic Church
author
Catholic Church
Author
false
Origin Date:
ca. 1475
date_original
ca. 1475
Origin Date
false
Origin Location:
Paris (France)
location__creation_site_
Paris (France)
Origin Location
false
Description:
A Book of Hours containing a calendar (missing calendar leaves for January and February); Gospel Readings followed by prayers; the Hours of the Virgin; the Penitential Psalms, followed by prayers and a Litany; the Hours of the Cross; the Office of the Dead; the Sulfrages to the Saints, followed by a single prayer which a blue rubric announces. Initials through out are illuminated, and one initial is historiated with a miniature of the Virgin and St. Anne.
description
A Book of Hours containing a calendar (missing calendar leaves for January and February); Gospel Readings followed by prayers; the Hours of the Virgin; the Penitential Psalms, followed by prayers and a Litany; the Hours of the Cross; the Office of the Dead; the Sulfrages to the Saints, followed by a single prayer which a blue rubric announces. Initials through out are illuminated, and one initial is historiated with a miniature of the Virgin and St. Anne.
Description
false
Provenance:
“1542” on last main text leaf possibly indicating the precise date of the binding.
provenance
“1542” on last main text leaf possibly indicating the precise date of the binding.
Provenance
false
Extent:
171 leaves
extent
171 leaves
Extent
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
subject
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Subject
false
Subject:
Historiated initials
subject
Historiated initials
Subject
false
Subject:
Devotional calendars
subject
Devotional calendars
Subject
false
Subject:
Bastarda
subject
Bastarda
Subject
false
Subject:
Decorated initials
subject
Decorated initials
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, French
subject
Manuscripts, French
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
subject
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
Subject
false
Subject:
Books of hours--France--Paris--15th century
subject
Books of hours--France--Paris--15th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Illuminated manuscripts--France--15th century
subject
Illuminated manuscripts--France--15th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Miniatures (Illuminations)--France--15th century
subject
Miniatures (Illuminations)--France--15th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions
subject
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions
Subject
false
Subject:
Gilt edges (Binding)
subject
Gilt edges (Binding)
Subject
false
Subject:
Caricature
subject
Caricature
Subject
false
Language:
lat
language
lat
Language
false
Language:
fre
language
fre
Language
false
Dimensions:
110 x 75 mm
section_title_english
110 x 75 mm
Dimensions
false
Material:
parchment
book_type
parchment
Material
false
Collation:
ff. i + 171 + i
collation
ff. i + 171 + i
Collation
false
Foliation:
ff. 1r-171v
features
ff. 1r-171v
Foliation
false
Binding:
16th century gilt-tooled arabesque binding or pasteboard, with small marks on edges of boards where clasps were once attached. Binding damaged. Stub of missing leaf between ff. 10v - 11r.
binding
16th century gilt-tooled arabesque binding or pasteboard, with small marks on edges of boards where clasps were once attached. Binding damaged. Stub of missing leaf between ff. 10v - 11r.
Binding
false
Decoration Description:
On f. 54r: 4-line historiated initial in pink enclosing the Virgin and St. Anne on gold grounds, with a three-quarter decorated board derived from a depiction of the acanthus plant containing occasional hairline foliage and vines, and flowers in gold, and fruit. Some names in the calendar are written in gold. Long ornamental cadelles extending into the top and lower margins, some with skilled caricatures of human faces. Rubricated in red, blue and gold. A 1-line initial in gold on pink and blue grounds with white penwork with line fillers of bars or flower heads on same line. 2-line initials in blue or pink on gold enclosing foliage or colored balls or flowers or foliage or fruit on grounds of gold. On f. 36r: 3-line inital in blue with white penwork, enclosing pink and blue foliage with white penwork, on a ground of gold. On f. 51v and 108v: foliate motif border in outer margin derived from a depiction of the acanthus plant containing occasional hairline foliage and vines, and flowers in gold. On f. 157r: 2-line initial in blue with white penwork, enclosing a strawberry, on ground of gold. On f. 74r-v and f. 77v., outline impression of an initial and foliage border. Many pages have black, red, and blue ink stains. Gold and paint in the initials flaking from some leaves. On f. 8, the top of leaf is cropped with loss of text.
decoration
On f. 54r: 4-line historiated initial in pink enclosing the Virgin and St. Anne on gold grounds, with a three-quarter decorated board derived from a depiction of the acanthus plant containing occasional hairline foliage and vines, and flowers in gold, and fruit. Some names in the calendar are written in gold. Long ornamental cadelles extending into the top and lower margins, some with skilled caricatures of human faces. Rubricated in red, blue and gold. A 1-line initial in gold on pink and blue grounds with white penwork with line fillers of bars or flower heads on same line. 2-line initials in blue or pink on gold enclosing foliage or colored balls or flowers or foliage or fruit on grounds of gold. On f. 36r: 3-line inital in blue with white penwork, enclosing pink and blue foliage with white penwork, on a ground of gold. On f. 51v and 108v: foliate motif border in outer margin derived from a depiction of the acanthus plant containing occasional hairline foliage and vines, and flowers in gold. On f. 157r: 2-line initial in blue with white penwork, enclosing a strawberry, on ground of gold. On f. 74r-v and f. 77v., outline impression of an initial and foliage border. Many pages have black, red, and blue ink stains. Gold and paint in the initials flaking from some leaves. On f. 8, the top of leaf is cropped with loss of text.
Decoration Description
false
Description of Hands:
1 column of 13 lines ruled in red written in lettre batarde.
description_of_hands
1 column of 13 lines ruled in red written in lettre batarde.
Description of Hands
false
Additions and Marginalia:
Catchword partially cropped on the lower margin of f. 162v.
additions_and_marginalia
Catchword partially cropped on the lower margin of f. 162v.
Additions and Marginalia
false
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
original_manuscript
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of
false
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 165, Western Michigan University Special Collections
original_manuscript
Manuscript 165, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Is Part Of
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
contributing_institution
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Date-Issued:
2019
date_digital
2019
Date-Issued
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
Format:
image/jp2
format
image/jp2
Format
false
Rights:
Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
rights_management
Copyright 2019 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
Rights
false