Book of Hours

Parent Collections

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Title

Book of Hours

Title [Supplied]

Book of Hours

Date Created

1450-1499

Date Created [inferred/start]

1450

Date Created [inferred/end]

1499

Description

Text is Psalms (Iuxta LXX) 123:6-124:5.

Extent

1 leaf : parchment ; 178 x 132 (94 x 66) mm.

Note [Digital Version]

2010-04-05, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Note [Incipit]

...ptione dentibus eorum Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est

Note [Physical Details]

Layout: Written in 14 long lines; ruled in red ink. Decoration: Eight dentelle verse initials, one foliated chapter initial, red, blue, and gold line fillers. Large outer border on recto is decorated with vegetal and animal themes in red, blue, green, gold, brown, and purple. Note the "passer" (sparrow) mentioned in verse 7 of the text. Large outer border on verso is made up of decorated blue, gold, and red geometric shapes.

Not bound.

Note [Script]

Written in a Gothic Textualis script.

Genre

codices

Type of Resource

text

Shelf Location

Manuscript Leaves. Special Collections.

Place of Publication

[Flanders or France]

Date Captured

2010-03-10

Access Conditions

No Copyright - United States

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

mrml017

Language

Latin

Language [Code]

lat

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi