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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

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2935
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Chartres
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-12v: Calendar, in French. ff. 13r-15r: Reading from the Gospel of St John. f. 15r-v: Prayer, beginning 'Protector in te sperantium'. ff. 15v-19v: Prayer, beginning 'Obsecro te'. ff. 19v-20v: Prayer, beginning 'Salve regina'. ff. 21r-87r: Hours of the Virgin, mixed wi...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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