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Source Description
Ms. codex.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
rv046j33x
label
Book of hours
core
obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
rv046j33x
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Book of hours
description
Ms. codex.
date
["[1425–1430]"]
year
1425
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French
identifierLocal
06_01_018670
creators
Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Bragge, William, 1823-1884
Hofstede, Petrus, 1716-1803
Catholic Church
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts
subjects
Christian women--Prayers and devotions
subjectsGeographic
Europe
France
genreBasic
Books
Manuscripts
genreSpecific
devotional calendars
Gothic scripts
Inscriptions
Manuscripts, French--France
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--France
Books of hours
Illuminations
typeOfResource
Text
Still image
country
France
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
150 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 190 x 135 (90 x 60) mm bound to 20 cm, in box 23 cm
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
np193j758
schema:latitude
46
schema:longitude
2
notes
Ms. codex.
Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
Origin: Produced in Brittany for the use of a woman around the year 1425. The Hours of the Virgin suggests the use of St-Brieuc (on the northern coast of Brittany), while the Office of the Dead points to Dôl, some 50 miles to the east. The calendar includes saints that also point to both locations: St. Sansonis, Bishop of Dôl (in red, 28 July), and St. William, Bishop of St-Brieuc (in red, 29 July). The litany is equally ambiguous. Either way, the manuscript was certainly produced in Brittany for the use of a woman (see the feminine usage in "Obsecro te").
pubPlace
[France]
dcId
rv046j33x
type
document
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
a84427e697dc7a88