AUTHOR: MULTIPLE SCRIBES

LANGUAGE: LATIN, FRENCH

DATE: 1429

PAGE #: 91

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: ORIGINALLY WRITTEN ON VELLUM, 155 FF OF TEXT, NOT PAGINATED; 14 LINES TO A PAGE (17 LINES IN THE CALENDAR), RULED IN BLACK EXCEPT FF.28-35, WHICH ARE RULED IN RED AND WRITTEN BY ANOTHER HAND. THE BINDING IS MODERN, DARK GREEN MOROCCO, WITH GOLD TOOLING, TITLE “HORAE BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS” AND “1429” ON THE BACK.

CONTENTS: FF. 1-12 CALENDAR IN FRENCH, INCOMPLETE; IN BLACK AND RED. FF. 13-71 HOURS OF THE VIRGINS; FF. 72-75 HOURS OF THE HOLY CROSS; FF 76-78 HOURS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; FF.78-87 PRAYERS- DOULCE DAME DE MISERICORDE…; FF. 96-106 PASSIO DOMINI; FF. 108-121 SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS; FF.122-126 LITANY; FF. 127-153 OFFICE OF THE DEAD.

PROVENANCE: THE CALENDAR AND THE LITANY POINT TO A NORTH FRENCH ORIGIN FOR THIS MS, ALTHOUGH THE FIGURE STYLE AND THE ARCHITECTURE DETAIL OF THE MINIATURES INDICATE A FOLLOWER OF THE PARISIAN ARTIST, MAITRE FRANCOIS.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.

The description of this manuscript comes from E.P. Spencer July 1930.