Title | [Book of hours] |
Date | 1300s |
Description | Psalms fragment in the sequence used in the Book of Hours, for the Tuesday Lauds and for the Office of the Dead. LAYOUT: 1 column, full page, frame ruled in red / brownish ink (97 x 63 mm.). Leroy 00D1, written in 16 lines below top line. SCRIPT: very accurate French Gothic (textura). DECORATION: partial ivy -leaf borders, on three sides (upper - bottom - left). The ivy is gold on the recto, with few green and blue floral elements. On the verso the branches are thicker and doubled up, with some red and blue ivy. Primary initials, 2-line, red D on the recto, blue E on the verso, on gold ground, with ivy ramifications inside. From the D depart two long tail-like extensions which form the left bar border. Secondary initials, 1-line, in gold, on blue and red-brownish ground. Line-fillers in blue, red, gold. Rubrications. PLACE OF CREATION: France, Northern. |
Donor | Albright, Frell |
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Genre (AAT) |
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Language | Latin |
Physical Description | Parchment |
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Original Item Extent | 1 leaf; 22 x 16 cm |
Original Item Location | BX2080.A2 1300z |
Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b2958384~S11 |
Original Collection | Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection (University of Houston) |
Digital Collection | Medieval Manuscript Leaves and Fragments |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/mmfrag |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
Use and Reproduction | Public Domain |
File Name | index.cpd |
Title | folio 1 recto |
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Original Item Location | ` |
File Name | mmfrag_201606_007_004.jpg |