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Title

Book of hours :

Authors

• Catholic Church

Other related names

• Pius XI, Pope, 1857-1939, former owner (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50044410)

Call number

Ms. Codex 1566
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9948091963503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63556033
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366323 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/2025251 https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3rv0d30r

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

Latin, with calendar in French (f. 1r-12v)

Origin

Date

between 1375 and 1399

Place

Metz, France

Summary

Book of hours, use of Metz, with a calendar, the Hours of the Virgin, the Penitential Psalms and Litany, and the Office of the Dead. The calendar includes Saint Arnulf (11 October) and Saint Clement (23 November), both bishops of Metz, and the opening miniature of the Hours of the Virgin, showing Mary nursing Jesus (f. 13r), is particularly associated with Metz.

Notes

• Title supplied by cataloger.
   
• 1. f.1r-12v: [Calendar]
   
• 2. f.13r-29r: [Matins]
   
• 3. f.29v-45v: [Lauds]
   
• 4. f.46r-54r: [Prime]
   
• 5. f.54v-59v: [Terce]
   
• 6. f.60r-64v: [Sext]
   
• 7. f.65r-70r: [None]
   
• 8. f.70v-80v: [Vespers]
   
• 9. f.81r-88r: [Compline]
   
• 10. f.89r-107r: [Penitential Psalms]
   
• 11. f.107r-112v: Letanie.
   
• 12. f.113r-179v: [Officium pro defunctis]
   

Extent

180 leaves : 105 x 71 (67 x 40) mm bound to 114 x 85 mm

Collation

Parchment, i (paper) + 180 + i (paper); 1¹² 2-5⁸ 6⁶ 7-10⁸ 11⁶ 12-15⁸ 16¹⁰ 17-18⁸ 19⁸ 20⁸(?) 21¹⁰ 22⁸; [1-180], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.

Support

Parchment

Binding

Modern red velvet over pasteboards with metal clasp.

Layout

Written in 12 long lines; frame-ruled in faint ink.

Decoration

10 half-page miniatures (Virgin and Child, nursing, f. 13r; arrest of Christ, f. 29v; Christ before Caiaphas, f. 46r; scourging of Christ, f. 54v; Christ carrying the Cross, f. 60r; Crucifixion, f. 65r; descent from the Cross, f. 70v; entombment of Christ, f. 81r; Christ in majesty, f. 89r; funeral scene with priests and monks, f. 113r) with 4- or 5-line initials and branching foliate borders with ivy leaves; 2- and 3-line initials in color on cusped gold grounds with colored ivy stems forming partial text borders; 1-line initials in gold on pink and blue grounds with white penwork; entries in calendar in red and blue; rubrics in pale red ink.

Script

Written in a late Gothic book script.

Provenance

• Formerly owned by Achille Ratti (later Pope Pius XI); given to him by Pietro Larghi, heir of Ambrogio Roveda, 23 Apr. 1913 (inscription on verso of front endleaf).
   
• Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 15 June 1959, lot 150, to Maggs Bros. (London); appears in Maggs cat. 866 (1959), no. 66.
   
• Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 11 Dec. 1979, lot 65, to an unidentified owner who held it until 2010.
   
• Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 6 Jul. 2010, lot 37.
   

Subjects topical

• Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions
• Catholic Church
• Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens
• Illumination of books and manuscripts

Genres

• Prayers and devotions
• Specimens
• codices (bound manuscripts)
• books of hours
• devotional calendars
• illuminated manuscripts
• Manuscripts, Latin--14th century
• Manuscripts, Medieval

Keywords

• 14th century
• French
• France
• Illumination
• Devotion
• Book of Hours

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Calendar, f. 1r
• fol. 13r — Matins, f. 13r
• fol. 29v — Lauds, f. 29v
• fol. 46r — Prime, f. 46r
• fol. 54v — Terce, f. 54v
• fol. 60r — Sext, f. 60r
• fol. 65r — None, f. 65r
• fol. 70v — Vespers, f. 70v
• fol. 81r — Compline, f. 81r
• fol. 89r — Penitential Psalms, f. 89r
• fol. 107r — Letanie, f. 107r
• fol. 113r — Officium pro defunctis, f. 113r

Decorations

• fol. 1r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 1r
• fol. 2r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 2r
• fol. 3r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 3r
• fol. 4r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 4r
• fol. 5r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 5r
• fol. 6r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 6r
• fol. 7r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 7r
• fol. 8r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 8r
• fol. 9r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 9r
• fol. 10r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 10r
• fol. 11r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 11r
• fol. 12r — Illuminated abbreviation, KL, f. 12r
• fol. 13r — Illuminated initial, Initial S, f. 13r
• fol. 13r — Miniature, Virgin nursing Christ child, f. 13r
• fol. 13v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 13v
• fol. 14r — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 14r
• fol. 16v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 16v
• fol. 18r — Illuminated initial, Initial C, f. 18r
• fol. 20v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 20v
• fol. 22r — Illuminated initial, Initial P, f. 22r
• fol. 22v — Illuminated initial, Initial O, f. 22v
• fol. 24r — Illuminated initial, Initial A, f. 24r
• fol. 25r — Illuminated initial, Initial S, f. 25r
• fol. 26v — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 26v
• fol. 29v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 29v
• fol. 29v — Miniature, Arrest of Christ, f. 29v
• fol. 30r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 30r
• fol. 31r — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 31r
• fol. 31v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 31v
• fol. 33v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 33v
• fol. 34v — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 34v
• fol. 37r — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 37r
• fol. 39r — Illuminated initial, Initial C, f. 39r
• fol. 40r — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 40r
• fol. 41r — Illuminated initial, Initial M, f. 41r
• fol. 41v — Illuminated initial, Initial A, f. 41v
• fol. 42v — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 42v
• fol. 45r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 45r
• fol. 45v — Illuminated initial, Initial O, f. 45v
• fol. 46r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 46r
• fol. 46r — Miniature, Christ before Caiaphas, f. 46r
• fol. 46v — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 46v
• fol. 47v — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 47v
• fol. 48v — Illuminated initial, Initial Q, f. 48v
• fol. 50v — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 50v
• fol. 53r — Illuminated initial, Initial H, f. 53r
• fol. 53v — Illuminated initial, Initial O, f. 53v
• fol. 54r — Illuminated initial, Initial O, f. 54r
• fol. 54v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 54v
• fol. 54v — Miniature, Scourging of Christ, f. 54v
• fol. 55r — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 55r
• fol. 55v — Illuminated initial, Initial A, f. 55v
• fol. 56v — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 56v
• fol. 57v — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 57v
• fol. 58v — Illuminated initial, Initial P, f. 58v
• fol. 59v — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 59v
• fol. 59v — Illuminated initial, Initial O, f. 59v
• fol. 60r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 60r
• fol. 60r — Miniature, Christ carrying the Cross, f. 60r
• fol. 60v — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 60v
• fol. 60v — Illuminated initial, Initial A, f. 60v
• fol. 61v — Illuminated initial, Initial N, f. 61v
• fol. 62v — Illuminated initial, Initial Q, f. 62v
• fol. 63v — Illuminated initial, Initial G, f. 63v
• fol. 64r — Illuminated initial, Initial F, f. 64r
• fol. 64r — Illuminated initial, Initial O, f. 64r
• fol. 65r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 65r
• fol. 65r — Miniature, Crucifixion, f. 65r
• fol. 65v — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 65v
• fol. 66r — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 66r
• fol. 67r — Illuminated initial, Initial N, f. 67r
• fol. 68r — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 68r
• fol. 68v — Illuminated initial, Initial P, f. 68v
• fol. 69v — Illuminated initial, Initial A, f. 69v
• fol. 69v — Illuminated initial, Initial M, f. 69v
• fol. 70v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 70v
• fol. 70v — Miniature, Descent from the Cross, f. 70v
• fol. 71r — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 71r
• fol. 72r — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 72r
• fol. 72v — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 72v
• fol. 73v — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 73v
• fol. 75v — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 75v
• fol. 76v — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 76v
• fol. 77v — Illuminated initial, Initial O, f. 77v
• fol. 78v — Illuminated initial, Initial M, f. 78v
• fol. 80r — Illuminated initial, Initial C, f. 80r
• fol. 81r — Illuminated initial, Initial C, f. 81r
• fol. 81r — Miniature, Entombment of Christ, f. 81r
• fol. 81v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 81v
• fol. 81v — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 81v
• fol. 82v — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 82v
• fol. 84r — Illuminated initial, Initial S, f. 84r
• fol. 85r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 85r
• fol. 85v — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 85v
• fol. 86r — Illuminated initial, Initial H, f. 86r
• fol. 86v — Illuminated initial, Initial N, f. 86v
• fol. 87r — Illuminated initial, Initial C, f. 87r
• fol. 87v — Illuminated initial, Initial S, f. 87v
• fol. 89r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 89r
• fol. 89r — Miniature, Christ in majesty, f. 89r
• fol. 91r — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 91r
• fol. 93r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 93r
• fol. 96v — Illuminated initial, Initial M, f. 96v
• fol. 99v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 99v
• fol. 103v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 103v
• fol. 104v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 104v
• fol. 107r — Illuminated initial, Initial K, f. 107r
• fol. 112v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 112v
• fol. 113r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 113r
• fol. 113r — Miniature, Funeral scene with priests and monks, f. 113r
• fol. 114v — Illuminated initial, Initial A, f. 114v
• fol. 115v — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 115v
• fol. 116v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 116v
• fol. 117v — Illuminated initial, Initial C, f. 117v
• fol. 119r — Illuminated initial, Initial M, f. 119r
• fol. 120v — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 120v
• fol. 122v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 122v
• fol. 124r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 124r
• fol. 127v — Illuminated initial, Initial P, f. 127v
• fol. 128v — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 128v
• fol. 131r — Illuminated initial, Initial R, f. 131r
• fol. 133r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 133r
• fol. 134v — Illuminated initial, Initial A, f. 134v
• fol. 137v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 137v
• fol. 140v — Illuminated initial, Initial Q, f. 140v
• fol. 142r — Illuminated initial, Initial S, f. 142r
• fol. 143r — Illuminated initial, Initial P, f. 143r
• fol. 144v — Illuminated initial, Initial I, f. 144v
• fol. 149v — Illuminated initial, Initial E, f. 149v
• fol. 153r — Illuminated initial, Initial Q, f. 153r
• fol. 156r — Illuminated initial, Initial U, f. 156r
• fol. 157r — Illuminated initial, Initial F, f. 157r
• fol. 158r — Illuminated initial, Initial E, f. 158r
• fol. 160v — Illuminated initial, Initial M, f. 160v
• fol. 163r — Illuminated initial, Initial T, f. 163r
• fol. 165r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 165r
• fol. 166v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 166v
• fol. 167v — Illuminated initial, Initial E, f. 167v
• fol. 172r — Illuminated initial, Initial C, f. 172r
• fol. 173r — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 173r
• fol. 174r — Illuminated initial, Initial B, f. 174r
• fol. 176r — Illuminated initial, Initial E, f. 176r
• fol. 176v — Illuminated initial, Initial L, f. 176v
• fol. 178r — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 178r
• fol. 178v — Illuminated initial, Initial D, f. 178v
• fol. 179r — Illuminated initial, Initial F, f. 179r