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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2868
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Sarum
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-3v: Suffrage to St Barbara, with the rubric: ‘Quicumque factum sancte barbare animam celebraverit et cotidie hanc memoracionem et oracionem martirii eiusdem subsequentem bene et devote dixerit multa tormenta corporis per eius intercessionem evadet et absque confessione et vera...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle, French, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:: 1st half of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2893
Title:: Gospel lectionary with collects, collections of prayers, blessings, masses and a calendar
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: A collect for Christmas: ‘Deus qui hanc sacratissimam noctem veri luminis fecisti illustratione clarescere . da quaesumus ut cuius lucis misteria in terra cognovimus . eius quoque gaudijs in celo perfruam[ur]. Qui tecum’. ff. 1v-7r: A Calendar with astronomical tables on ff. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2915
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Sarum
Scope & Content:: The illumination of this Book of Hours is attributed to the 'Fastolf Master', a French artist working in England who is named after a copy of Christine de Pisan’s Epitre d’Othea with the Livre des quatre vertus that he illuminated for Sir John Fastolf in 1450 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Laud ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: c. 1440-c. 1460
Extent:: A parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2916
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Troyes (with a Parisian calendar)
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1v: Ownership inscription (see Provenance). ff. 3r-14v: Calendar, in French. ff. 15r-19r: Gospel readings (imperfect at the beginning). ff. 19v-22v: 'Obsecro te'. ff. 23r-25r: 'O intemerata'. ff. 26r-79v: Hours of the Virgin. ff. 80r-84r: Hours of the Cross. ff. 84v-...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: c 1460-c 1470
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2917
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, including calendar in French (ff. 2r-12v). ff. 1v, 55r-v, 92r-v, 110v, 114r-v, 118r-v are blank. Decoration: 22 small calendar miniatures in the lateral foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 2-12v); 2 small miniatures for August missing after f. 8. 10 full-page...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: c.1480-c.1490
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2922
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rouen
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1-2: Parchment flyleaves with inscriptions (see Provenance). ff. 3r-14v: Calendar, in French, Use of Rouen, including the feast of St Romanus of Rouen ('Romain') in gold (23 October), and the octave of St Romanus (30 October). ff. 15r-19v: Gospel readings. ff. 19v-23r: 'Obse...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2923
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Tournai
Scope & Content:: A Book of Hours, with rubrics in French, probably from Tournai since the calendar includes St Eleutherius, bishop of Tournai (20 February), and St Piatus of Tournai (1 October). A suffrage to the unusual St Venisse (or Venisa) (ff. 28v-29r), who was associated particularly with women's health is...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: c 1480
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2924
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, including a calendar with astrological table and explanatory texts, French (ff. 2r-17v). f. 1r: an added print, the title page of a Book of Hours, Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis. Nuper reformatum et Pii V pont. max. iussu editum. (Paris, 1600). Inscribed prayers in...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: c.1510-c.1520
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2932
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Lyon
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1: Parchment flyleaf. ff. 2r-7v: Calendar, including, in red: Antonij, Agathe, Nicecii (2 April; Nizier of Lyon), Georgij, Claudij (6 June; Claude of Besançon ), Anne, Inventio S. Stephani, Annemundi epis (28 September; Annemond of Lyon), Francisci (4 Oct.), Dyonisij, Simonis et...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2934
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Tours
Scope & Content:: Book of Hours, Use of Tours, including calendar, French (ff. 3r-14v). ff. 80r-81r: prayers to St Barbara, 16th century. ff. 191r-195v, prayers, including those to St Anne, the Virgin Mary, and St Apollonia, 16th century. f. 81v is blank. Decoration: 24 small calendar miniatures, in colours...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: c 1410
Extent:: 1 volume

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