The Hours of the Virgin Mary, Written in the 15th century in England
File
MS. Dugdale 47
Held at the Weston Library
The Hours of the Virgin Mary, according to the use of Sarum, in Latin:
- Preceded by a calendar (fol. 2)
- Followed by the seven penitential psalms (fol. 46)
- The fifteen psaltms and litany (fol. 50)
- The office of the dead (fol. 61)
- 'Commendatio animarum' (fol. 78)
- Psalms of the passion (fol. 86)
- The psalter of st. Jerome (fol. 93)
- In a later hand, a Latin prayer (fol. 107)
Notes (1489-1619) of births and obits of the Hales family, for whom the book was perhaps written, occur in the calendar and on fols. 127v-8.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 15th century in England
Extent
125 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Dugdale 47
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. 6535
Physical Facet
On parchment, illuminated; binding, white vellum on wooden boards, contemporary
Dimensions
8 2/5 × 5 1/2 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk