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Source Description
Ms codex.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2r36xh78c
label
Book of hours
core
obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2r36xh78c
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Book of hours
description
Ms codex.
date
["1468"]
year
1468
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_018285
creators
Catholic Church
Enluminures (Firm)
Bloomsbury Auctions (Firm)
Monastero di San Gaggio (Florence, Italy)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Firenze
Florence
Italy
Tuscany
genreBasic
Manuscripts
Books
genreSpecific
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Italy
Manuscripts, Medieval--Italy
Books of hours
devotional calendars
Gothic scripts
Inscriptions
Manuscript waste
typeOfResource
Text
country
Italy
city
Florence
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
136 leaves : parchment ; 130 x 97 (approximately 80 x 65) mm
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
np193j758
schema:latitude
43.766667
schema:longitude
11.25
notes
Ms codex.
Title devised by cataloger; catalog record based in part on dealer's description.
Origin: Copied for a nun at the Augustinian convent of Santa Caterina del Monte (San Gaggio) in Florence. According to a dated verse colophon (fol. 136v), the manuscript was completed on January 1, 1467 (1468 new style). Evidence of Augustinian use includes the appearance of St. Augustine as "Sancte pater" in the litanies; the feast (28 August) and octave (4 September) of St. Augustine are written in red in the calendar, as are the translation (9 April) and feast (4 May) of his mother, St. Monica. St. Monica also occupies the final position among the virgins in the litanies. The inclusion in red in the calendar of St. Reparata (8 October), patron saint of Florence, and St. Minias (25 October), the first Christian martyr of Florence, as well as St. Zenobius (25 May), the first bishop of Florence, in gray, indicate that the manuscript was made for use in Florence, or its diocese (Reparata and Zenobius both also included in the litanies). Liturgical evidence more specifically suggests the manuscript was made for an Augustinian nun at the at the convent of Santa Caterina del Monte (San Gaggio) in Florence. St. Catherine of Alexandria's name is written in capital letters and touched in yellow in the litany, and her octave (2 December) is also included in red in the calendar. St. Caius is included in the calendar (22 April) and at the end of the martyrs in the litanies. This Augustinian convent was initially founded in the first half of the fourteenth century as Santa Caterina del Monte, dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. In 1353 it was united with the Augustinian convent dedicated to the pope, St. Caius.
pubPlace
[Florence]
dcId
2r36xh78c
type
document
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2fc7858d73405146