Book of Hours, Use of Rome ("Mongan Hours") (DS16528) (Q69277)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Bryn Mawr College (MS 26, MS 26, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0003/html/BMC_MS26.html)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Book of Hours, Use of Rome ("Mongan Hours") (DS16528) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Bryn Mawr College (MS 26, MS 26, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0003/html/BMC_MS26.html) |
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Mongan, Elizabeth
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1440-1460
15. century
1440Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Northern Flanders (Brussels?), Belgium
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Illustrations, produced separately, from Utrecht, Netherlands?
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Extent: i+72+i; 178 x 114 mm bound to 186 x 127 mm; parchment
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Binding: Nineteenth-century dark brown leather embossed with Tree of Jesse and "EGRE DICTUR VIRGA DE RADICE JESSE ET FLOS DE RADICE EIUS ASCENDET ET REQUIESCET SUPER EUM SPIRITUS DOMINI" (Isaiah 11:1-2) on front and back covers; grey moiré silk inside covers and on first and last flyleaves; silver filigree corner pieces, edgings and clasp; spine embossed with fleurs-de-lis and inscribed in...
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Layout: Single column, twenty lines, ruled in purple ink with single vertical bounding lines, full across and horizontal bounding lines running from inner edge of margin to outer vertical line; written area: 112 x 65 mm; Calendar thirty-three lines, four columns, inner columns separated by double vertical bounding lines
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Script: Gothic -- textualis semi-quadrata
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Decoration: Twelve full-page miniatures with borders on three sides; five-or six-line illuminated initials beginning each section, two-line illuminated initials beginning subsections, and one-line alternating initials beginning verses; rubrication in red; red penwork flourishes throughout
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Provenance: Written around 1450, in Northern Flanders, perhaps Brussels; the illustrations, which were produced separately, may come from Utrecht; early provenance unknown; unidentified 1910 catalogue entry inside front cover; given to Bryn Mawr College in 1982 by Agnes and Elizabeth Mongan
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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