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Books of hours.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books containing the prescribed order of prayers, readings from the Scripture, and rites for the canonical hours.

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Book of hours, apparently according to the Use of Utrecht., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7132
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Calendar, including several Utrecht saints in red (folio 1); (ii) Hours of the Virgin (folio 13); (iii) Hours of the Cross (folio 48); (iv) Hours of the Eternal Wisdom (folio 59); (v) Penitential Psalms (folio 78); (vi) Litany and prayers (folio 88 verso); (vii) Various prayers including suffrages of the saints (folio 97); (viii) Mass of the Virgin and various prayers (folio 139); (ix) Office of the Dead (folio 152); (x) Hours of the Passion (folio...
Dates: 15th century.

Book of hours, possibly according to the Use of Utrecht., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7133
Scope and Contents The volume may be incomplete or may consist of fragments of two separate books (folios 110-141 are in a different hand from the rest of the volume); it is in any case in some confusion, having been incorrectly rebound.The contents are as follows:(i) Hours of the Cross (folio 2); (ii) Hours of the Eternal Wisdom (folio 28); (iii) Hours of the Holy Ghost (folios 53-68 as far as Sext; the remainder is at folios 143-150); (iv) Vigils of the Nine Lessons (folios 92-107, as...
Dates: 15th century.

Book of hours, possibly according to the Use of Utrecht., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7134
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Calendar, including several Utrecht saints in red (folio 2); (ii) Hours of the Virgin (folio 14); (iii) Hours of the Cross (folio 59); (iv) Hours of the Holy Ghost (folio 85); (v) Hours of the Eternal Wisdom (folio 106); (vi) Penitential Psalms and Litany (folio 129); (vii) Office of the Dead (folio 153).Lacking the first leaves of sections (ii)-(vii) (i.e. after folios 13, 58, 84, 105, 128, 152), and leaves after folios 39, 65, 82,...
Dates: 15th century.

Book of hours, probably according to the Use of Lyons., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7125
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Calendar, including Saints Photin (2 June) and (in red) Nisier (2 April) and Annemont (28 September), all bishops of Lyons, and Claude, archbishop of Besançon (6 June) (folio 1); (ii) Gospel of St John, I, 1-14 (folio 13); (iii) Hours of the Virgin (folio 15); (iv) Hours of the Cross (folio 63); (v) Hours of the Holy Ghost (folio 66 verso); (vi) Penitential Psalms (folio 71); (vii) Litany (including Saints Annemont twice, Nisier and Just) and...
Dates: 15th century.

Book of hours, probably according to the Use of Rome., 2nd half of 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7124
Scope and Contents The book in its present state can be regarded as little more than a fragment, since it lacks leaves at the beginning and after folios 10, 19, 33, 41, 44, 46, 48, 50, 55, 58, 64, 67, 70, 72, 76, 82, 88, 105, and 106 (after which at least one gathering seems to be missing). Many of the remaining leaves have had the lower corners supplied with new vellum, and folios 107-110, which are in a different hand, appear to be part of a later insertion. The front pastedown and folio 11, its conjugate,...
Dates: 2nd half of 15th century.

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.

Brigittine psalter and hours, apparently written for an Italian convent., 1535.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1904
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Calendar, with entries for the Translation of St Bridget, 28 May, her Deposition, 23 July, and Canonization, 7 October. (Folio 1.)(ii) Rules for finding the date of Easter; in Italian as well as Latin. The date of the volume is given by the following: 'Nel presente anno del mille cinquecento trentacinque corrte laureo numero, xvi'. (Folio 7.)(iii) Psalter (folio 9); the seven canticles from Lauds for the week, Magnificat,...
Dates: 1535.

Dupuy book of hours, produced in Flanders in the late 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.7.18
Scope and Contents (i) Calendar in French in gold, blue and red (folio 1). It includes Saints Lubin, bishop of Chartres (14 March and 15 September), Pavasce (16 June), Mello (22 October) and Maclou (15 November).(ii) Sequences of the Gospels (folio 7).(iii) `Obsecro te` and ‘O intemerata` (folio 10 verso).(iv) Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to the use of Rome (folio 15). Matins of the Hours of the Cross and of the Holy Spirit are inserted between Lauds and...
Dates: Late 15th century.

Five leaves from a book of hours, England., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21097
Scope and Contents

The leaves contain part of the first nocturn of matins in the Office for the Dead, from Psalm 6, verse 6 to the second reading (Job 10, verse 4). There is a lacuna between folios 3 and 4 and two leaves are probably missing here.

There are two illuminated 2-line initials (folios 2 and 5) with bar borders in red, blue and gold. Small initials in gold and penwork throughout.

Dates: 15th century.

Fragments of liturgical and other medieval manuscripts.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21097-21100
Dates: 13th century-15th century.

Late 15th century Book of Hours from Northern France., 1460-1499.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12059/1
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:Calendar, sequences of the Gospels; Obsecro te and O intemerata; Hours of the Virgin (use of Rome); Penitential Psalms (beginning missing); Litany (including Saint Francis, Saint Anthony, Saint Dominic and Saint Bernardinus); Hours of the Cross; Hours of the Holy Ghost; Office of the Dead; Suffrages. Further prayers have been added at beginning and end in a later hand, including one for Charles IX of France (1560-74)....
Dates: 1460-1499.

Manuscripts from Blairs College Library.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.221
Dates: 1177, 15th century-1924.

Microfilm of book of hours.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1187

Microfilm of books of hours., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.535
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Book of hours, 15th century, probably according to the Use of Lyons (MS.7125);

Book of hours, 2nd half of 15th century, according to the Use of Rouen (MS.7127); Book of hours, 15th century, according to the Use of Tourna (MS.7128);

Book of hours, 15th century, according to the Use of Utrecht (MS.7129).

Dates: 15th century.

Microfilm of books of hours and a book of devotion., 15th century.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.536
Scope and Contents

he contents are as follows: Book of hours, 1473, according to the Use of Utrecht (MS.7130);

Book of devotions, 15th century (MS.7131);

Book of hours, 15th century, apparently according to the Use of Utrecht (MS.7132).

Dates: 15th century.

Microfilm of Psalter of French provenance; and, Book of hours.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.532
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Psalter of French provenance, 2nd half of 15th century, written for a community of Dominican nuns (MS.7122);

Book of hours, 2nd half of 15th century, probably according to the Use of Rome (MS.7124).

Dates: 2nd half of 15th century.