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Filename:
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cc20190605_36
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Identifier:
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cc20190605_36
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Title:
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Book of hours
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Subject:
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
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Subject:
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Prayers and devotion
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Subject:
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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Summary:
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1 column, 13 lines; Written in a Gothic script in brown ink; Enlarged initials in gold infilled and on ground of pink and blue with white penwork.
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Summary:
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fol. 1
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Summary:
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Recto bottom right corner contains "36" in a modern hand in pencil.
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Summary:
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Former owner names: Otto F. Ege
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Summary:
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Text from the Hours of the Virgin at Matins.
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Summary:
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Previous manuscript description provided by Otto F. Ege (included below) has been superseded by description by Scott Gwara (2013). The Ege description is retained here for reference: "Ms. This manuscript leaf is part of a collection of medieval manuscript leaves selected to illustrate the art of the manuscript during the period of its greatest development and influence. They have been taken from books written in various European scriptoria by Benedictine, Franciscan, Carthusian, Dominican, and other orders of monks. Many are enriched with handsome borders, initial letters, and line-endings rendered in color. Twenty-five are illuminated with burnished gold or silver. The texts include the Bible, various church service books, the writings of the Church fathers, and some of the Classics."
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Summary:
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Previous manuscript description provided by Otto F. Ege (included below) has been superseded by description by Scott Gwara (2013). The Ege description is retained here for reference: "Books of Hours, beautifully written, enriched with burnished gold initials, and adorned with miniature paintings, were frequently the most treasured possessions of the devout and wealthy layman. They were not only carried to chapel but were often kept at the bedside at night. Oaths were sworn on them. Books of this small size, two and one-half by three and one-half inches, are comparatively rare. The craftsmanship in this example imitates and equals that in a volume of ordinary size, about five by seven inches. Recently these small "pocket" editions have been given the nickname "baby manuscripts." In general, the miniature Books of Hours contain only that section of the complete volume which deals with the prayers to be read or recited at the canonical hours; namely, matins, vespers, nocturns, and those for the prime, tierce, sext, nones, and complin. Indulgences were often granted for the faithful reading or recitation of these prayers. This vellum leaf was created in France."
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Date of Original:
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1450 approximate
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Date of Digitization:
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2019
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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fragments (object portions)
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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parchment (animal material)
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Dimensions of Original:
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110 x 70 mm
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Language:
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Latin
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Original Item Location:
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PORTFOLIO BOX 2-36
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Digital Project:
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2019_027_manuscripts
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b1426758
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Place:
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France
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Notes:
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The manuscript leaves of this collection were accumulated and selected and most of the accompanying information was prepared over a period of forty years by the late Otto F. Ege, Dean of the Cleveland Institute of Art and Lecturer on the History of the Book at the School of Library Science, Western Reserve University. Each leaf is matted and accompanied by a descriptive letterpress label.
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Notes:
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Folio from a manuscript broken by Otto F. Ege.
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Notes:
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Leaf from Otto Ege HL 36.
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Notes:
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Parent manuscript described in Scott Gwara, Otto Ege's Manuscripts (De Brailes, 2013).
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Other Title:
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Book of hours. Fragments. Middle 15th century
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Other Title:
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Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis: fragment
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