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Title

Book of Hours, Use of Rome ("Marquand Hours")

Other related names

• Porri-Carcani, Marchese, former owner
• Frasconi, Carlo Francesco, 1754-1836, former owner (https://viaf.org/viaf/16472004)
• Marquand, Allan, 1853-1924, former owner (https://viaf.org/viaf/49583805)
• Marquand, Eleanor Cross, 1873-1950, former owner (https://viaf.org/viaf/13999170)
• Delanoy, Eleanor Marquand, former owner

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

MS 25
(Bryn Mawr, United States, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr College Library)

Alternate identifiers

• http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/speccoll/guides/ms25.shtml

Publisher

Bryn Mawr College Library

Language

Latin

Origin

Place

Piedmont, Italy

Summary

This is a book of hours from the fourth quarter of the fifteenth century from Italy, Use of Rome. There are eleven full-page miniatures surrounded by full borders, which include the full Infancy cycle for the Hours of the Virgin, as well as miniatures for the Short Hours of the Cross and the Short Hours of the Holy Spirit. Previous owners include the Discalced Augustinians of San Carlo, Turin in the eighteenth century, Eleanor Cross Marquand, and Allan P. Marquand.

Notes

• Previously Marquand 2
   
• Previous foliation skipped leaf between 14 and 15; leaf now numbered 14a
   
• Full-page illuminations rubbed; pages of the calendar and first illumination torn
   

Extent

Ii+162+i; 143 x 102 mm bound to 150 x 106 mm

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil, 1-14, 14a, 15-161, upper right recto

Collation

1 (12, -1), 2 (10, +1 +2), 3 (10), 4 (9, +1 +2 +9), 5 (2), 6-17 (10)

Support

Parchment

Binding

Eighteenth-century Italian limp vellum; on spine in ink: "Ufficio, e/ Orationi/ in/ Miniature"

Layout

Single column, fifteen lines, ruled in brown ink, single vertical bounding lines full length; written area: 80 x 57 mm

Decoration

Eleven full-page miniatures surrounded by full borders (Annunciation, fol. 12v; Nativity, fol. 33v; Presentation in the Temple, fol. 39v; Annunciation to the Shepherds, fol. 44v; Adoration of the Magi, fol. 49v; Flight into Egypt, fol. 54v; Coronation of the Virgin, fol. 63v; David with harp, fol. 88v; Funeral service, fol. 112v; Crucifixion, fol. 151v; Pentecost, fol. 157v) with full borders also on the facing pages; miniature of the Visitation missing between fols. 20 and 21; four- or five-line illuminated initials for each section; two- or three-line illuminated initials throughout; calendar entries begin with large initials

Script

Gothic--rotunda

Provenance

• Written in the Piedmont in final quarter of the fifteenth century; owned in the eighteenth century by the Discalced Augustinians of San Carlo, Turin ("Ex Conventu S. Caroli Taurini FF. Eremit: Discalc: S. Augustini Congregationis Italie et Germanie minor," fol. 1r, in lower margin in an earlier hand); catalogue entry attached: "Ufficio della Madonna in pergamena con ricche miniature" (fol. ii recto); given in 1808 by Marchese Porri-Carcani, of Como, to Abate Carlo Francese Frasconi, of the Cathedral at Novara ("Presbyt. Caroli Francisci Frasconi a sanctis caeremoniis in cathedrali Novaniensi" and in the same hand, "Marchionis Porri-Carcani Patritii Comensis 1808. 30 augusti," fol. ii recto); in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Allan P. Marquand, the former a professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University; given to Bryn Mawr College in December, 1974 by his daughter, Eleanor Marquand Delanoy (bookplate)
   

Related resources

• De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New York: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), v. 2, 1186, no. 2.

Keywords

• Book of Hours
• 15th century
• Italy
• Italian
• Devotion

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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• Text

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Calendar
• fol. 12v — Hours of the Virgin, Use of Rome
• fol. 88v — Seven Penitential Psalms
• fol. 101v — Litany and prayers
• fol. 112v — Office of the Dead, Use of Rome(?)
• fol. 151v — Short Hours of the Cross
• fol. 156v — Short Hours of the Holy Spirit
• fol. 161r — Obsecro te

Decorations

• Inside front cover — Bookplate, "Gift of Eleanor Marquand Delanoy in honor of Professor Allan Marquand"
• Flyleaf 2 recto — Note: "Presbyt. Caroli Francisci Frasconi a sanctis caeremoniis in cathedrali Novaniensi," and in the same hand, "Marchionis Porri-Carcani Patritii Comensis 1808. 30 augusti"
• fol. 1r — Note: "Ex Conventu S. Caroli Taurini FF. Eremit: Discalc: S. Augustini Congregationis Italie et Germanie minor"
• fol. 12v — Large miniature, Annunciation
• fol. 12v — Full floral border
• fol. 13r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 13r — Illuminated border
• fol. 13v — Illuminated initial U
• 14ar — Illuminated initial Q
• 14av — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 16r — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 17v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 19r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 19r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 20r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 20v — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 21r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 21r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 21r — Full floral border
• fol. 22r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 22v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 24v — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 26v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 29r — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 29v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 30r — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 31r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 31v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 31v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 33v — Large miniature, Nativity
• fol. 33v — Illuminated border
• fol. 34r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 34r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 34r — Full floral border
• fol. 34v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 35r — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 36v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 36v — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 37r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 37v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 38r — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 39v — Large miniature, Presentation in the Temple
• fol. 39v — Illuminated border
• fol. 40r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 40r — Illuminated border
• fol. 40v — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 41r — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 41v — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 42v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 43r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 43v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 43v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 44v — Large miniature, Annunciation to the Shepherds
• fol. 44v — Illuminated border
• fol. 45r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 45r — Illuminated border
• fol. 45r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 45v — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 46r — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 46v — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 47v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 47v — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 48r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 48v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 49v — Large miniature, Adoration of the Magi
• fol. 49v — Illuminated border
• fol. 50r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 50r — Illuminated border
• fol. 50r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 50v — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 51r — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 51v — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 52v — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 53r — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 53v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 53v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 54v — Large miniature, Flight into Egypt
• fol. 54v — Illuminated border
• fol. 55r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 55r — Illuminated border
• fol. 55r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 56r — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 56v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 57v — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 58v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 59r — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 59v — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 60r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 61v — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 62r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 62r — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 63v — Large miniature, Coronation of the Virgin
• fol. 63v — Illuminated border
• fol. 64r — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 64r — Illuminated border
• fol. 64r — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 65r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 65v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 66r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 66v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 66v — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 67r — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 67v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 68r — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 68v — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 69r — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 69v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 72r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 73r — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 74r — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 75v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 77r — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 78v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 79r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 79v — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 80v — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 81v — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 82r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 84r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 84v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 84v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 85r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 85v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 86v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 88v — Large miniature, King David with harp
• fol. 88v — Illuminated border
• fol. 89r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 89r — Illuminated border
• fol. 90r — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 91v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 94r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 96r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 99r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 99v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 101v — Illuminated initial R
• fol. 107r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 109r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 109r — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 109r — Illuminated initial I
• fol. 109v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 109v — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 110r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 110v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 110v — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 111r — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 111r — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 112v — Large miniature, Funeral scene
• fol. 112v — Illuminated border
• fol. 113r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 113r — Illuminated border
• fol. 114r — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 114v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 115v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 116r — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 117v — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 118v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 119v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 119v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 120r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 120v — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 121v — Illuminated initial U
• fol. 123r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 123r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 125v — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 126r — Illuminated initial T
• fol. 127r — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 128r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 129r — Illuminated initial A
• fol. 131v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 133v — Illuminated initial R
• fol. 134v — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 135v — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 136v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 139r — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 141r — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 143r — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 144r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 145r — Illuminated initial Q
• fol. 146v — Illuminated initial M
• fol. 147r — Illuminated initial T
• fol. 148v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 148v — Illuminated initial E
• fol. 150v — Illuminated initial L
• fol. 150v — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 151v — Large miniature, Crucifixion
• fol. 151v — Illuminated border
• fol. 152r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 152r — Illuminated border
• fol. 152r — Illuminated initial P
• fol. 152v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 153r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 153r — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 153v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 153v — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 154r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 154r — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 154v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 154v — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 155r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 155r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 155v — Illuminated initial C
• fol. 155v — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 156r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 156v — Large miniature, Pentecost
• fol. 156v — Illuminated border
• fol. 157r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 157r — Illuminated border
• fol. 157r — Illuminated initial N
• fol. 157v — Illuminated initial O
• fol. 158r — Illuminated initial B
• fol. 158v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 158v — Illuminated initial T
• fol. 158v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 159r — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 159r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 159v — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 159v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 159v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 160r — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 160r — Illuminated initial S
• fol. 160v — Illuminated initial H
• fol. 161r — Historiated initial O, Virgin and Child