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Book of hours.

Title
Book of hours.
Author
Catholic Church.
Publication
Paris, approximately 1315.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. MS. 56Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Blanche, de Bourgogne, consort of Charles IV, King of France, approximately 1296-1326
  • New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 56.
Description
424 leaves, bound : vellum, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 166 x 122 mm
Uniform Title
Book of hours
Alternative Title
  • Book of hours
  • Hours, Psalter, and Prayerbook of Blanche of Burgundy
  • Psalter
  • Psalterium
Subject
  • Catholic Church > Liturgy > Texts > Early works to 1800
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > France > 14th century
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
  • Psalters
  • Books of hours > Texts > Early works to 1800
  • Liturgics
  • New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – France – 14th century.
  • Early works.
  • Illuminated manuscripts.
  • Morocco bindings (Binding) – 18th century.
  • vellum (parchment)
  • Illuminated initials (layout features)
  • Books of hours.
  • Devotional literature.
  • Sacred works.
Note
  • This manuscript was made for Blanche of Burgundy (1295-1326).
  • On ff. 1-6v, calendar in French. This section was added at the turn of the 14th to the 15th century to a complex psalter and prayerbook, produced before 1321 (death of Philip, son of Blanche of Burgundy).
  • On ff. 31-179, psalter; on ff. 180-424: prayers in Latin and in French, litanies, gospel readings, psalter of St. Jerome, penitential psalms, instructions for piety, suffrages and, ff. 229-245, Hours of the Passion, and, ff. 245-258, Hours of St. Louis.
  • Layout: Written in 20 lines per page in two columns, ruled in black ink.
  • Decoration: 31 historiated initials in the entire codex (Delisle's list misses ff. 65 and 339). 1-line blue and gold initials with penwork. 2-line blue and red initials on gold, blue and red fields. 3-line and larger gold initials on red and blue fields.
  • Script: Gothic.
  • Pencil foliation followed in this description begins in upper right corners and ends in lower right corners of rectos; foliations is incorrect, going only to 423, because of duplication of number "243."
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005)
  • Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl.
  • New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 56
Language (note)
  • In Latin.
Provenance (note)
  • Made for Blanche of Burgundy (1295-1326). Owned by von Bulow family at Beiernauburg, sold in 1830 to Gräflich Stolbergische Bibliothek, Wernigerode; bought by C. Zeiberg for Wernigerode.
Binding (note)
  • Bound in 18th century red morocco, gilt.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 56
OCLC
1341684348
Author
Catholic Church.
Title
Book of hours.
Imprint
Paris, approximately 1315.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 46.
Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl., p. 334, no. 56.
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 902.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 56
Language
In Latin.
Provenance
Made for Blanche of Burgundy (1295-1326). Owned by von Bulow family at Beiernauburg, sold in 1830 to Gräflich Stolbergische Bibliothek, Wernigerode; bought by C. Zeiberg for Wernigerode.
Binding
Bound in 18th century red morocco, gilt.
Source of description
Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0
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Place of Publication
France Paris
Added Author
Blanche, de Bourgogne, consort of Charles IV, King of France, approximately 1296-1326, former owner.
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 56.
Other Title
Psalter
Psalterium
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 56
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