Ohio University, ege-36
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS30519
- Shelfmark:
- ege-36
- Title:
- Ege leaf 36: Book of hours, France, 1400s
- Place:
- France
- Date:
- 1400s
- Language:
- Latin
- Material:
- Vellum (parchment)
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 10.75 cm x 6.5 cm
- Former Owner(s):
- Ege, Otto F.
- Note:
- Script: Gothic
Decoration: gold leaf; illuminations (painting); initials (layout features); line fillings; long-line format;
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 36. VELLUM LEAF FROM AN ILLUMINATED MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
FRANCE
Middle XVth Century
Latin Text
Angular Gothic Script
Book of Hours
(Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
Books of Hours, beautifully written, enriched with burnished gold initials, and adorned with miniature paintings, were frequently the most treasured possessions of the devout and wealthy layman
They were not only carried to chapel but were often kept at the bedside at night
Oaths were sworn on them
Books of this small size, two and one-half by three and one-half inches, are comparatively rare
The craftsmanship in this example imitates and equals that in a volume of ordinary size, about five by seven inches
Recently these small "pocket" editions have been given the nickname "baby manuscripts." In general, the miniature Books of Hours contain only that section of the complete volume which deals with the prayers to be read or recited at the canonical hours
namely, matins, vespers, nocturns, and those for the prime, tierce, sext, nones, and complin
Indulgences were often granted for the faithful reading or recitation of these prayers.
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI century - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/159
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:159/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
