'Hore beate Marie Virginis', according to the use of Ghent, written in about A.D. 1500 in the Netherlands
Preceded by:
- (fol. 1) a manuscript calendar
- (fol. 8) suffrages and prayers
- (fol. 27) the eight verses of St. Bernard
- (fol. 30) 'Hore de Sancto Spiritu'
- (fol. 34) 'Hore sancte Crucis'
Followed by:
- (fol. 90) the 'Septem psalmi penitenciales' with litany
- (fol. 107) 'Vigilie Mortuorum'
- (fol. 134v) more prayers and suffrages
- (fol. 155) benedictions
Ten fine miniatures remain, but others are lost after fols. 13, 33, 48, 63, 69, 74, 79 at least: there are also many illuminated borders and capitals: see Waagen, Treasures, iii. 85. The internal evidence proves that the volume was written for some one connected with the Benedictine abbey of St. Peter's at Blandin near Ghent, see especially fol. 151v. The contemporary binding is dark brown leather on boards with ' ora pro nobis sancta dei genitrix vt digni efficiamur promissione xpristi' and emblems, exactly as no. 316 in Weale's South Kensington Bookbindings ii. (1894), p. 166, which he connects with Bruges: the back is later, and the clasp broken. A coat of arms is erased on fol. 107, see 6v, 22v.
Dates
- Creation: written in about A.D. 1500 in the Netherlands
Extent
198 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Conditions Governing Use
Select.
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 223
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 21797
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
with fine illuminations, binding: dark brown leather on boards, mutilated
Dimensions
6 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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