'...Officium beate Virginis secundum ordinem monasticum', Written in the 15th century in Venice (?)
'...Officium beate Virginis secundum ordinem monasticum', according to the use of Rome, written for a Benedictine nun (?: see foll. 273v, 274r): followed by:
- The ' Ordo canticum graduum psalmus', the Gradual Psalms (fol. 61)
- 'Officium in agenda Mortuorum' (fol. 67) with the Commemoratio
- The Penitential Psalms with Litany (fol. 143v)
- The 'Officium sanctissime Passionis ... Yesu Christi' (fol. 180)
- The 'Officium sanctissime Crucis' (fol. 207)
- 'Letania pro sancta Maria ...' (fol. 219)
- antiphons, etc. (fols. 226, 245)
- 'Letanie de Passione Domini' (fol. 249)
A few of the prayers are in Italian. The Venetian people is mentioned in the Litany (fol. 162), and St. Servulus. Fols. 169-179, 283-4 are in a later hand than the rest. Leaves are lost after fols. 205, 225, 244, 282.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 15th century in Venice (?)
Extent
287 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- Italian
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 34
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no. 19244
Physical Facet
On parchment, with illuminated borders, miniatures, etc., imperfect
Dimensions
4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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