A book of hours. A single leaf cut down for framing. The text, which is the beginning of the Hours of the Holy Spirit, has been erased. There is a miniature of Pentecost of fine quality in a tricolour quatrefoil frame by a Parisian artist of c.1400, several initials, and a border with ivy leaf sprays in gold and colours and with two grotesques.
Dates
- c. 1400
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- Undetermined
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. Dep. d. 214, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
Dep. d. 214
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21228
Abstract
A single leaf from a book of hours
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by the Librarian of St. Antony's College, Oxford, 1966.
Physical Facet
Tricolour quatrefoil frame
Dimensions
159 x 139 mm
- Title
- Book of Hours
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk