Description of Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 125: Book of Hours, Use of RouencontributorDiane BiunnocatalogerErin ConnellyCouncil on Library and Information ResourcesFree Library of PhiladelphiaThese images and the content of Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 125: Book of Hours, Use of Rouen are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.To the extent possible under law, Free Library of Philadelphia, Special Collections has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this metadata about Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis E 125: Book of Hours, Use of Rouen. This work is published from: United States. For a summary of CC0, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode.Calendar, some rubrics and prayers in FrenchCollation note: Structure uncertain; some leaves misbound; many leaves lacking; pages with large miniatures have
been removed; no evidence of catchwords or quire signaturesUnited StatesPhiladelphiaFree Library of PhiladelphiaJohn Frederick Lewis Collection of European ManuscriptsLewis E 125https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/156047881This manuscript contains a Book of Hours, Use of Rouen.Latin; Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)Book of Hours, Use of Rouenformer ownerBrodrick, Charlesformer ownerRuskin, Johnformer ownerLewis, John Frederickformer ownerLewis, Anne Baker1rCalendar, Rouen use7rGospel Lesson9vObsecro te11vO intemerata14rHours of the Virgin, Rouen use18rSuffrages21rHours of the Virgin, continued25rHours of the Cross26rHours of the Holy Spirit27rPenitential Psalms32vSuffrages34vPetitions37rOffice of the Dead51vAthanasian Creed53vPrayer to God the Father54vPrayer and Protestation55r7 Prayers of Saint Gregory56rPrayers for entering the church, before the Crucifix, at the elevation of Host, at the elevation of the chalice, and when one receives communion and Minor Prayers against the temptation of the flesh, for tribulations, for traveling, and for the father and mother61rPrayers to the Virgin Mary
Parchment
i+63+i; 179 x 124 mm bound to 189 x 130 mmModern foliation in pencil, upper right recto
1 (12), 2 (10, -10), 3-14 (10), 15 (12, -12)
Frame-ruled in ink; one column of 25 lines; written area: 104x64 mmBâtardeTwenty-four calendar vignettes with the signs of the zodiac and the labors of the months (fols. 1r-6v); foliate and inhabited borders, illuminated one- and two-line initials and line-fillers throughoutInside front coverBookplate, Archbishop of Cashel[Flyleaf 1 recto]Bookplate, John Frederick Lewis1rCalendar vignette, Aquarius (zodiac sign of January)1rCalendar vignette, January and its labors feasting1vCalendar vignette, Pisces (zodiac sign of February)1vCalendar vignette, February and its labors keeping warm2rCalendar vignette, Aries (zodiac sign of March)2rCalendar vignette, March and its labors pruning vines2vCalendar vignette, Taurus, (zodiac sign of April)2vCalendar vignette, April and its labors hawking3rCalendar vignette, Gemini (zodiac sign of May)3rCalendar vignette, May and its labors horseback riding3vCalendar vignette, Cancer (zodiac sign of June)3vCalendar vignette, June and its labors sheering sheep4rCalendar vignette, Leo, (zodiac sign of July)4rCalendar vignette, July and its labors reaping4vCalendar vignette, Virgo (zodiac sign of August)4vCalendar vignette, August and its labors threshing5rCalendar vignette, Libra (zodiac sign of September)5rCalendar vignette, September and its labors sowing5vCalendar vignette, Scorpio (zodiac sign of October)5vCalendar vignette, October and its labors treading grapes6rCalendar vignette, Sagittarius (zodiac sign of November)6rCalendar vignette, November and its labors thrashing for acorns6vCalendar vignette, Capricorn (zodiac sign of December)6vCalendar vignette, December and its labors slaughtering a pig9vDecorated initial, Initial O11vDecorated initial, Initial OInside back coverTwo dealer catalog descriptions
Nineteenth-century red velvet covers; gilded, gauffered edges
Late 15th century
FranceCharles Brodrick, Archbishop of Cashel (d. 1822); John Ruskin (sold 1904); John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; bookplate of Archbishop of Cashel pasted onto inside of front cover and the bookplate of John Frederick Lewis on recto of front flyleaf; two dealer catalog descriptions pasted onto the inside of the back coverBook TypeAccountsAntiphonaryArmorialBibleBiographyBook of HoursBreviaryChronicleCollection of SermonsCommentaryDocumentDogaleFriendship bookGenealogyGlossaryGospel LectionaryGospelsGradualHaggadahHomilaryHorologionHymnalKoranLectionaryMass bookMiscellanyMissalPontificalPortolan chartPrayer bookPrivate devotional textProcessionalProtective scrollPsalterPsalter-HoursQur`anRecipe bookSaint's LifeScribal manualTorahTreatiseCentury6th century7th century8th century9th century10th century11th century12th century13th century14th century15th century16th century17th century18th century19th century20th centuryCultureAbbasidArabicArmenianAshkenaziAustrianByzantineCarolingianChineseChristianCopticDutchEgyptianEnglishEthiopianFatimidFlemishFrenchGermanIndianIslamicItalianJewishMamlukMughalOttomanOttonianPersianPortugueseQajarRajputRussianSafavidSephardiSpanishTimuridTurkishYemeniteDescriptive termAccordion bookAlbumAnnotatedBindingCalligraphyCaroline minusculeChartCharterColophonDamageDiagramsDrawingEarly Abbasid scriptFragmentGlossGothicGothic book handGrisailleGrotesquesHeadpieceHeraldryHistoriated initialHumanisticIlluminationIllustrationInhabited initialKuficManiculesMedallionMicrographyMiniatureMissing leavesMusical notationNew Abbasid styleNotable bindingOriginal bindingOrnamentPaintingPalimpsestPaperPenwork initialPuzzle initialRaginiRomanesqueScrapbookScrollScroll-work initialSealsTablesTexturaTreasure bindingWatermarkWhite-vine letteringWoodcutsGeographyAfghanistanArmeniaAustriaBelgiumCentral Arab lands (Near East)Central AsiaChinaEgyptEnglandEthiopiaFlandersFranceGermanyGreeceIndiaIranIraqIsraelItalyMaghrebMoroccoNetherlandsPakistanPortugalRomaniaRussiaSpainSub-Saharan (West) AfricaTurkeyYemenOtherAlchemyAllegoryAstrologyAstronomyBiblicalBinding wasteCartographyChurch FathersCosmologyDevotionFinancial recordsFortune-tellingFriendshipGamesGeographyGeomancyGrammarHistoryKabbalahLegalLiterature -- PoetryLiterature -- ProseLiturgyLogicMagicMaritimeMathematicsMineralogyPhilosophyPiyutimResponsaScienceScience -- MedicineScriptureSufismTheologyBook of HoursPrayer bookPrivate devotional textFranceFrench15th centuryIlluminationIllustrationManuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic--FranceBooks of hoursFranceLiturgical use