[Book of hours : for Sarum Use].

Author
Catholic Church [Browse]
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
  • Latin
  • Middle English (1100-1500)
Published/​Created
[between 1410 and 1420]
Description
91 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 230 x 160 mm.

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    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Middle English poem (21 lines) on fol. 91v. Incipit: Mary moder well ye be ...
    • Layout: single column of 17 lines, but 18 lines on fols. 90v and 91r; ruled in lead point.
    • Decoration: historiated initials (fols. 1r, 7v, 20r, 23v, 26r, 28r, 30r, 32r, 36r, 52r, and 74v).
    • Origin: Written and illuminated in Southwest England, probably at Exeter, for use there, as indicated by the inclusion of St. Affra in the Litany (fol. 48).
    Binding note
    17th century. Brown morocco, probably French, gilt-tooled with fleurs-de-lis and demi-lions (winged) on the spine.
    Language note
    Latin; with some Middle English.
    Provenance
    Possibly made for a cleric in England (Exeter?); traces of a circular book stamp on inside front cover and on fly-leaf; obtained by William H. Scheide, Apr. 29, 1965, from Mrs. Annie L. Wiggins of Philadelphia.
    Cite as
    Scheide Library, Princeton University. M 127.
    Place name(s)
    England.
    OCLC
    53267042
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