Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Book of hours
Dénomination générale des documents
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Pièce
Cote
MS105
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
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between 1470 and 1480 (Production)
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
Bound manuscript, 327 p.
There are 112 pages with borders, depicting flowers and birds or animals, as well as five large miniatures surrounded by an ornate border of flowers, birds and fabulous beasts. The miniatures depict the descent of the Holy Ghost upon Mary and the Apostles (f. 28), the Annunciation (f. 34), Presentation of Jesus in the temple (f. 74), David and Goliath (f. 94), and death attacking a young woman (f. 116). Many of the illuminated letters are heightened in gold. The book is written on vellum.
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Historique de la conservation
The use of the feminine form in the Obsecro te (f. 150) suggests that the book was originally produced for a woman. The earliest known owner was John Scott Whiting (b.1749), whose bookplate is pasted inside the front cover. It is presumed that it passed to his eldest son Matthew (1787-1871), and then to his son Henry (1819-1894), and finally to his daughter Juliette Elizabeth Marie (d.1933). Juliette married Major-General Alfred Turner (1868-1919) in 1902. Turner's bookplate is also in the book.
Portée et contenu
Manuscript is primarily in Latin with headings and saints names in French. The original description from the dealer indicated that it was 'composed in the style of the School of Tours'. However, the saints' days selected for inclusion in the calendar as well as textual variations in the Office of the Virgin suggest that it was produced for use in the Troyes region of France.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
The volume was rebound in green velvet with a sterling silver clasp in England in 1905. It was completely restored and rebound in 2014.
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Item was purchased from Bertram Rota Ltd. in December 1967.
Classement
Langue des documents
- français
- latin
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
There are no access restrictions.
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Gloves must be worn when handling this item.
Instruments de recherche
Éléments associés
A digitized copy of the manuscript is available in McMaster's Digital Archives.
Accroissements
Further accruals are not expected.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Zone du numéro normalisé
Numéro normalisé
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle
Identifiant de la description du document
MS105
