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Book of Hours, undetermined use : [manuscript]

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Description
ff. 1-121v: [Book of Hours] ff. 1-6v: Full calendar; ff. 7-14: Pericopes of the Gospels and the Obsecro te; f. 14v, ruled, but blank; ff. 15-66v: Hours of the Virgin of undetermined use with hours of the Cross and of the Holy Spirit worked in; ff. 67-79v: Penitential psalms and litany; ff. 80-118: Office of the Dead of undetermined use. ff. 118v-121v, blank.
Type
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Date
[between 1485 and 1499]
Call number
mssHM 1250
Creator
Catholic Church(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
On the first front and back flyleaf the same name has been written and crossed out; on the front is also the date "ce 26 Sept. 1811" and several flourishes, all in the same ink as the name. A note in French on the front pastedown discusses text and miniatures. Belonged to Robert Hoe, Grolier Club (1892) n. 24; Cat. (1909) pp. 89-90, where it is said to be in a "modern case of brown morocco"; his sale, Anderson, New York, 1912, pt. IV n. 2351 to G. D. Smith. Precise source and date of acquisition by Henry E. Huntington unknown.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
115 x 170 mm
Associated people
Hoe, Robert, (1839-1909,)
Associated organization
Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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