Title | Book of Hours, Use of Reims (Illuminated Pages) |
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Date | 1400-1499 |
Description | DECORATION: Calendar pages present the abbreviation KL in gold leaf, inscribed in brown and blue ground. The dominical letter A alternates in gold and blue. Ornate pages: ff.17r, 27r, 39r, 44v, 48v, 52v, 57r, 64r, 69r, 105r, 115v, 130v, 174v. The decorations also include secondary gold initials, 4 / 2-line, on brownish and blue ground. Tertiary initials (litterae florissae), alternating gold and blue. Rubrications. Guide titles on the Calendar pages and on some sections throughout the text, in cursive script. |
Donor | The Rockwell Fund, in memory of James Rockwell |
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Language | Old French; Latin |
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Original Item Extent | 140mm. x 100 mm., bound to 151mm. x 110 mm. |
Original Item Location | BX2080 .A2 1400z |
Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b2958304~S11 |
Digital Collection | Book of Hours, Use of Reims |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/reims |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
Use and Reproduction | This item is in the public domain and may be used freely. |
Title | folio 17 recto |
Description | OFFICE OF THE VIRGIN. DECORATION: Office of the Virgin. Opening initial, historiated D, blue, 8-line. The Virgin, seated, holds Baby Jesus on her lap. The Holy Baby is naked, with blond curly hair. Mary is crowned; she wears a red tunic covered by a blue cloak. Checkered ground. An ivy-leaf double border surrounds the text. On the upper margin: two interlacing dragons with wings. On the lower margin: one dragon, hanging upside down, with its tail interlacing the bar border. A smaller dragon covers the right bottom corner with its vaulted tail. The dragons’ tails gradually develop into the ivy-leaf border. On the lower left corner is a stork grooming its feathers. Primary initial D, red, 4-line, on gold ground. Ivy-leaf ramifications inside. |
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File Name | scmss_201206_001bs_i.jpg |