Hours of the Virgin Mary, according to the use of Sarum, written perhaps in the last quarter of the 13th cent. in England
Preceded by a calendar (fol. 7), and followed by the Penitential and Gradual psalms with litany (fols. 73, 88)
Before the calendar are six miniatures, of saints (fols. 1-6), in Lauds are suffrages (fol. 42, cf. 71v): the rubrics are in French. There are several good miniatures within capitals, grotesques and borders. The two warriors on fol. 1 bear, one the arms of St. George of England, and the other the arms of England with a label of five points azure each charged with a fleur-de-lys (?), which may be the arms of Edmund Crouchback earl of Lancaster, 2nd son of Henry III (d. 1296).
Dates
- Creation: written perhaps in the last quarter of the 13th cent. in England
Extent
116 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 231
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 21805
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On parchment, illuminated, binding: 18th cent., red morocco, bears 'R. G.'
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.
Repository Details
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