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1. Add MS 34294

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Add MS 34294
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Sforza Hours')
Scope & Content:
The Book of Hours, known as the 'Sforza Hours' is now divided into four volumes (Add. MS 34294, 1-4), which are foliated continuously: volume 1, ff. 1-40; volume 2, ff. 41-166; volume 3, ff. 167-250; and volume 4, ff. 251-348; with three detached leaves stored separately (Add. MS 45722, Add. MS ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1490-1521
Extent:

4 parchment volumes.

2. Add MS 34294, ff 1r-40v

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Add MS 34294, ff 1r-40v
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Sforza Hours'), volume 1
Scope & Content:
The first volume of the book of hours, known as the 'Sforza Hours' including: ff. 1r-12v: Excerpts from the Gospels. ff. 13r-27v: Hours of the Holy Cross. ff. 29r-40r: Hours of the Holy Spirit. Decoration: 6 miniatures at the beginning of the Gospel excerpts and the Hours, executed in two ca...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1490-1521
Extent:
40 folios.

3. Add MS 34294, ff 41r-166r

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Add MS 34294, ff 41r-166r
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Sforza Hours'), volume 2
Scope & Content:
The second volume of the book of hours, known as the 'Sforza Hours' including: ff. 41v-136r: Hours of the Virgin. ff. 137r-166r: Lessons of the Passion (Luke 22:50-23:53). Decoration: 18 miniatures at the beginning of each canonical hour in the Hours of the Virgin, and various lessons and pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1490-1521
Extent:
126 folios.

4. Add MS 34294, ff 167r-250r

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Add MS 34294, ff 167r-250r
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Sforza Hours'), volume 3
Scope & Content:
The third volume of the book of hours known as the Sforza Hours including: ff. f. 167v-169v: Seven Prayers of St Gregory. ff. 170r-177r: Prayer to the Virgin 'Obsecro te'. ff. 177v-186r: Prayer to the Virgin 'O intemerata'. ff. 186r-212r: Suffrages. ff. 213r-235v: Seven Penitential Psalms. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1490-1521
Extent:
84 folios.

5. Add MS 34294, ff 251r-348v

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Add MS 34294, ff 251r-348v
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Rome (the 'Sforza Hours'), volume 4
Scope & Content:
The fourth volume of the book of hours, known as the Sforza Hours including: ff. 251r-257r: Litany, continuation from volume 3. ff. 258r-342v: Office of the Dead. ff. 343r-348v: Prayer to the name of Jesus, 'Oratio de Nomine Iesu ex Paulinis Epistolis congesta': a probably Spanish addition of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1490-1521
Extent:
98 folios.

6. Add MS 34294, ff ivr-viiir

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Add MS 34294, ff ivr-viiir
Title:
Binding, volume 2
Scope & Content:
Binding and flyleaves, volume 2
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Undetermined
Date Range:
c 1896
Extent:
Binding

7. Add MS 34294, ff ixr-xiiir

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Add MS 34294, ff ixr-xiiir
Title:
Binding, volume 3
Scope & Content:
Binding and flyleaves, volume 3.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Undetermined
Date Range:
c 1896
Extent:
Binding

8. Add MS 34294, ff xivr-xixr

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Add MS 34294, ff xivr-xixr
Title:
Binding, volume 4
Scope & Content:
Binding and flyleaves, volume 4.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Undetermined
Date Range:
c 1896
Extent:
Binding