Book of hours : Use of Noyon
Scope and Content Note
Book of hours, probably for the Use of Noyon.
Ms. codex.
Title from dealer’s description.
Collation: Parchment, fol. iii + 127 + ii (paper) ; 1-2² 3-4(superscript 6) 5-19(superscript 8) 20² ; some quiremarks.
Description: 130 leaves ; parchment, ill. ; 175 x 120 (95 x 60) mm. bound to 180 x 125 mm.
Layout: Written in 20 long lines; ruled in red ink with double upper horizontal bounding lines; prickings in outer margins; some vertical catchwords.
Decoration: 10 large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs: fol. 14r, St. John the Evangelist writing; fol. 19r, Agony in the Garden; 33r, Annunciation; 40r, Visitation; 47r, Nativity; 50v, Annunciation to the Shepherds; 53r, Adoration of the Magi; 58v, Flight into Egypt; 66v, David in prayer; 83r, Raising of Lazarus. 6 9-16-line historiated initials with illumination, depicting the Passion; 11 3-7-line historiated initials with illumination; 1-2-, 5-, and 9-line illuminated initials. Illumination executed by two artists.
Script: Written in brown ink in two sizes of a well formed lettre bâtarde.
Binding: 19th century leather binding by Hans Asper with working metal clasp and fitted case.
Shelfmark: University of Delaware, MSS 095.031.
Contents: 1. fol. 1r: Calendar. 2. fol. 14r: Gospel sequences. 3. fol. 19r: Passion sequence. 4. fol. 27v: Obsecro te for male use. 5. fol. 30r: O intemerata. 6. fol. 33r: Hours of the Virgin. 7. fol. 66v: Penitential Psalms and Litany. 8. fol. 83r: Office of the Dead. 9. fol. 116r: Prayers to Christ. 10. fol. 117r: Prayers of Pope Leo with rubric in French. 11. fol. 119r: Prayer to the five feasts of the Virgin with rubric in French. 12. fol. 122r: Contemplations of the Virgin on the subject of the cross, with rubric in French.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1500s
Creator
- Catholic Church (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials in Latin and French.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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Historical Note
Origin: Written in Northern France, possibly Amiens, in the 16th century.
Information derived from the collection.
Extent
1 volume (130 leaves) ; 175 x 120 (95 x 60) millimeters bound to 180 x 125 millimeters
Metadata Rights Declarations
Abstract
Book of hours, probably for the Use of Noyon.
Source
Purchase, 2008.
Materials Available in Alternative Format
Portions of the manuscript to be digitized and made available through the University of Delaware Library's Digital Collections website at ARTstor Commons. The listing of digitized leaves appears below.
Shelving Summary
- MSS 0095, Item 0031: Shelved in SPEC VAULT MSS
OCLC Number
Processing
Cataloged by Jennifer MacDonald, 2008. Encoded by Jaime Margalotti, March 2014.
Subject
- Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts (Organization)
- University of Delaware. Library. Manuscript. 095.031 (Organization)
- Miscellaneous Scientific and Humanities Manuscripts Collection (University of Delaware Library) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for Book of hours : Use of Noyon
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2014 March 4
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository