(Q52144)
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Book of Hours (Use of Auxerre)
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between ca. 1425 and ca. 1450
15. century
1425Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Extent: 170 leaves (foliated irregularly to 193, due to 23 lost leaves) : parchment, ill. ; 214 x 150 (94 x 65) mm. bound to 222 x 165 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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Imperfect. The leaves that have been removed probably contained miniatures. Leaves 156 recto-181 recto contain a poem in French, Les XV joies Notre-Dame (versified prayer to the Virgin Mary), which begins, "puisse venir a sa misericorde," because the first 5-1/2 lines are lacking. Missing text: Douce dame de miséricorde, mère de pitié, fontainne de touz / biens, qui portâtes Jhesu Grit neuf...
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Layout: Written in 12 long lines; frame-ruled in red ink.
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Script: Formal Gothic textual.
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Decoration: decorated initials (large painted letters on gold background or smaller gold letters on red or blue ground patterned in white), line-fillers, borders (French ivy rinceaux with blue and green leaves, gold pods, and occasional fruits and flowers).
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Binding: 19th cent., red morocco, bound by Meuthey, lettered on spine, "Livre de mariage".
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Origin: Written in France, second quarter of the 15th century.
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Provenance: Azelie Laroche at Le Blanc (ca. 1500). A.D. White (before 1878). Donated to the White Library in 1891.
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Former shelfmark: MSS Bd. Rare BX C36 H837
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Related shelfmark: MS B.35 (De Ricci)
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3 September 2024
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3 September 2024
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