Research Catalog

Title

Book of hours : use of Rome.

Author

Catholic Church, author.

Publication

Bruges, Belgium, approximately 1515.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bening, Simon, 1483 or 1484-1561
• New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 36.

Description

233 leaves, bound : parchment , ink, manuscript, illuminations; 178 x 132 mm

Uniform Title

Book of hours

Alternative Title

• Book of hours
• De sancta facie nostri salvatoris

Subject

• Catholic Church > Liturgy > Texts > Early works to 1800
• Books of hours > Texts > Early works to 1800
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Belgium
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
• Liturgics

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – Belgium – 16th century.
• vellum (parchment)
• Early works.
• illuminated manuscripts.
• Devotional literature.
• Morocco bindings (Binding) – France – 18th century.

Note

• As many as 21 full-page miniatures, formerly present on inserted singletons, now missing. Style of calendar miniatures suggests date ca. 1515-1520.
• Layout: Written in 13 long lines per page, ruled in red ink. Some catchwords visible, written in same script as text, or in cursive. Quaternions the norm.
• Decoration: 24 calendar miniatures, 3 leaves with historiated margins, 6 small Passion miniatures. 1- and 2-line white initials on red and gold background. Larger gold initials on fields colored green, purple, etc.
• Script: Gothic script of northern type with imitative southern features.
• Artist: Simon Bening and workshop.

Access (note)

• Restricted use.

Indexed In (note)

• The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005)
• Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., Suppl.

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 36

Language (note)

• In Latin.

Provenance (note)

• Philip Augustus Hanrott; collection of Henry D. Seymour and Alfred Seymour. Courtland Bishop; his sale, American Art Assoc. - Anderson Galleries, (New York, 1938).

Binding (note)

• Bound in full green morocco, decorated with red morocco onlays, elaborately tooled in gilt, in the style of Derome le Jeune. - Initials WM and M and the motto "Fors vous" in the borders.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 36

OCLC

1340123202

Author

Catholic Church, author.

Title

Book of hours : use of Rome.

Imprint

Bruges, Belgium, approximately 1515.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed In:

The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 66.

Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., Suppl. p. 331, no. 36

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 36

Language

In Latin.

Provenance

Philip Augustus Hanrott; collection of Henry D. Seymour and Alfred Seymour. Courtland Bishop; his sale, American Art Assoc. - Anderson Galleries, (New York, 1938).

Binding

Bound in full green morocco, decorated with red morocco onlays, elaborately tooled in gilt, in the style of Derome le Jeune. - Initials WM and M and the motto "Fors vous" in the borders.

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Belgium Bruges.

Added Author

Bening, Simon, 1483 or 1484-1561, illuminator.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 36.

Other Title

De sancta facie nostri salvatoris

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 36