Leaf from a Book of Hours, circa 1400

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Title: Leaf from a Book of Hours, circa 1400
Date Created: 1400
Season: 15th century
Location: France
Contents: This contains the end of the Seven Penitential Psalms and the beginning of the Litanies. Interestingly there is an added phrase between these two: "Parce domine parce populo tuo quem precioso sanguine tuo redemisti ne in eternum irascaris ei." This phrase also appears at the beginning of the Litanies in The Della Porta Hours, Tours & Bourges c.1478-1480, Copenhagen - The Royal Library - Ms. GkS 1610 4°. It may indicate that this Book of Hours was made according to either the Use of Tours or the Use of Bourges.
Language: Latin
Archival Collection: Early Manuscripts Digital Collection
Medieval Manuscripts
Collection Identifier: MSC0542
Call Number: xMMs.Bo3
Collection Guide: http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/514
Physical Description: Height of Leaf (cm): 9.2
Width of Leaf (cm): 6
Leaf Dimensions: 92 x 62 mm
Text Dimensions: 48 x 30 mm
Number of lines per page: 14
Number of Columns: 1
Number of Leaves: 1
Physical Format: Material: Vellum (Parchment)
Form: Parchment leaf
Foliation: Foliation: None
Ruling: Ruling: Faint ruling visible in red ink
Hand: Hand: Gothic book hand
Initials and Capitals: Initials and Capitals: One large gold initial at the beginning of the Litanies. The gold leaf has rubbed off on the bottom half. Surrounded by blue outline with white ink brush strokes to make it stand out more. Four smaller gold initials, surrounded by black ink flourishes that at times extend out into the margins. Six blue initials surrounded by red flourishes. These do not appear to alternate with the gold initials in a consistent way.
Rubrication: Rubrication: The Litanies section is rubricated to indicate the new section. The antiphon for the last penitential psalm is also rubricated "Ant."
Provenance: Provenance: "France" is written in the bottom left-hand corner of the verso in pencil, 20th century. "No. 5" has been written just above it. There has also been pencil that has been erased along the bottom that reads "Book of Hours..."
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Department
Conservation Note: Conservation Note: University of Iowa Libraries, Conservation Lab, conservator unidentified.
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the Special Collections Department at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact
File name: xMMs.Bo3
Item Type (DCMI): Text
Item Type (RBMS): Books of hours
Item Type (LCTGM): Illuminations
Initials
Item Type (Local): Book of Hours
Item Type (IMT): jpeg