Hours of the Virgin Mary, Written in the 15th century in France
File
MS. Gough Liturg. 12
Held at the Weston Library
Hours of the Virgin Mary, according to the use of Paris, in Latin: preceded by a French calendar, and followed by:
- The Penitential Psalms with litany (fol. 87)
- The Hours of the Holy Cross (fol. 104v)
- The Holy Spirit (fol. 108)
- The Office for the Dead (fol. 111)
- the 15 Joys of the Virgin, in French (fol. 149)
- The 7 Requests, in French (fol. 154)
- some Suffrages (fol. 156)
- At fol. 161 are added some later prayers, the last in verse (beg. 'Glorieuse vierge Marie')
- Two illuminations have been cut out, after fols. 73, 75: but eleven large ones are left (at fols. 14, 26, 59v, 65v, 70, 81v, 87, 104v, 108, in, 149), and some smaller
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 15th century in France
Extent
172 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Liturg. 12
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. II, no. 18327
Physical Facet
On parchment, with miniatures, etc., binding, brown leather with fine gilt tooling (French, 17th century)
Dimensions
6 3/8 × 4 1/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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