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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 2918
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: An added rondeau in French, 15th/16th century. ff. 3r-14v: Calendar. ff. 15r-18v: 'Obsecro te'. ff. 18v-22v: Gospel readings. ff. 22v-23v: Prayer to the Virgin Mary, beginning 'Cum appropinquasset Ihesus'. ff. 25r-86v: Hours of the Virgin. ff. 87r-99v: Penitential ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c. 1480-c. 1490
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2919
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Bourges
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1-2: Parchment flyleaves. ff. 3r-14v: Calendar in French, with numerous added saints' days, late 16th-early 17th century. ff. 15r-16v: Reading from the Gospel of St John, followed by the prayer 'Protector in te sperantium'. ff. 17r-18r: Prayer to St Mary Magdalene, beginnin...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2920
Title:: Collection of texts relating to the order of service, made for an Italian house of Poor Clares
Scope & Content:: A collection of texts relating to the order of service, probably made for an Italian house of Poor Clares, as suggested by repeated references to the Order's founders St Francis and St Clare of Assisi (e.g. ff. 10v, 16r, 27r). The manuscript was written in two parts: the first part (ff. 1-24) wa...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Italian and Latin
Date Range:: 1518-3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2921
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1: Flyleaf with added inscriptions (see Provenance). ff. 2-4: Ruled parchment leaves (see Provenance). ff. 4v: Added almanac for the years 1550-1567, in French. ff. 5r-10v: Calendar, with added saints' days. ff. 11r-14r: Gospel readings. f. 14r: Added prayer, in French, ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
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

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