[Book of hours]

Western Manuscripts and Early Printed Books

[Book of hours] Catholic Church

Description

4 large and 2 full-page miniatures with full borders, small illuminated initials and line-fillers.

nineteenth century blind-stamped brown leather binding, with spine repaired and metal fittings added.

Text and illumination on both sides of leaves. Verso of last leaf blank. Leaves numbered in pencil by a previous owner, but two leaves missed, thus pencilled leaf numbering ends at 106 instead of 108.

Item Metadata

Title	[Book of hours]
Creator	Catholic Church
Publisher	[Rouen, France] : [publisher not identified]
Date Created	[between 1430 and 1440?]
Description	4 large and 2 full-page miniatures with full borders, small illuminated initials and line-fillers. nineteenth century blind-stamped brown leather binding, with spine repaired and metal fittings added. Text and illumination on both sides of leaves. Verso of last leaf blank. Leaves numbered in pencil by a previous owner, but two leaves missed, thus pencilled leaf numbering ends at 106 instead of 108.
Extent	106 leaves, (1 column, 16 lines), bound : vellum, colour illustrations ; 18 cm
Subject	Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions; Books of hours--Texts--Early works to 1800; Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern); Illumination of books and manuscripts, French
Genre	Manuscripts
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	Latin ; French
Notes	Manuscript book of hours for the use of Rouen (including Calendar, Hours of the Virgin, Office of the Dead, and other prayers); written and illuminated in Rouen, France, approximately 1430-1440. Artist: in the style of the Master of Sir John Fastolf, active in Rouen from approximately 1420 to 1449. Title supplied by cataloguer.
Identifier	BX2080 .A2 1430; BX2080_A2_1430
Collection	Western Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. BX2080 .A2 1430
Date Available	2016-02-22
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=8145776
DOI	10.14288/1.0224790
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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