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Book of Hours

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Dep. d. 214

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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

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom