St Benedict's Abbey, Fort Augustus
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Book of Hours, written in France in the 15th century, bearing the signature of Mary of Guise., Late 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11218/7
Scope and Contents
A Book of Hours written and illuminated in France. Library foliation in pencil: i, 184, ii-iii folios. After the calendar, the text block measures ca. ca. 8 x 5.5 cm and usually comprises 15 lines of text with generous margins all round. The pages are ruled in red, also on the blank folios. Written by one main scribe, with another contemporary or near-contemporary hand adding text at the end of a quire at folios 21v-22v and from folio 167 onwards. Decorated with red...
Dates:
Late 15th century.
Papers from the library of St Benedict`s Abbey, Fort Augustus.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11218
Scope and Contents
Includes:
patristic texts, 1080, of Marianus at Regensburg
"Rule of St Benedict", 15th century
Book of Hours, late 15th century, with the signature of Mary of Guise
fragments of music, 15th century to 16th century, from the Inverness song-school
Dates:
11th century to early 18th century.