Collection ID: 0023 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Book of Hours, Use of Utrecht

Other related names

• Dawson, William Hargrave (1878-), former owner
• Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932, former owner (http://viaf.org/viaf/63874811/)
• Lewis, Anne Baker, former owner

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

Lewis E 88
(Philadelphia, United States, Free Library of Philadelphia, John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• deRicci: 55

Publisher

Free Library of Philadelphia

Language

Latin

Origin

Place

Netherlands

Summary

This manuscript is an early fifteenth-century Book of Hours, written in Latin in the Netherlands. Many leaves are now missing, probably with illuminations, but several leaves with historiated initials and floral borders remain at major divisions. The text has an unusual two-column layout.

Extent

Ii+122+iii; 148 x 103 mm bound to 150 x 110 mm

Foliation

Intermittent modern foliation in pencil, upper or lower right recto

Collation

Structure uncertain; leaves missing before fol. 1, after fols. 5, 6, 14, 15, 25, 29, 54, 83, 85, 105, 115

Support

Parchment

Binding

Eighteenth-century vellum cover; "Heures du XIVe Siecle" written in ink on spine

Layout

Two columns of twenty-two lines; frame-ruled in red ink with double upper and lower bounding lines; written area: 97 x 74 mm

Decoration

Twelve historiated initials and a one-column miniature of the Annunciation (fol. 64v); floral borders at major text divisions; one-line and two-line blue initials with red penwork flourishing and gold initials with blue penwork flourishing alternating throughout, with simple repeating extensions along the full length of the left edge of the text column

Script

Gothic--textualis semi-quadrata; responses, versicles, and antiphons written in smaller script

Provenance

• William Hargrave Dawson (born 1878), of Titlington Hall, Northumberland; John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936
   

Keywords

• Book of Hours
• 15th century
• Netherlands
• Historiated initial
• Missing leaves
• Miniature
• Illustration
• Private devotional text
• Devotion
• Liturgy

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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• Text

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Decorations

• fol. 1r — Two line illuminated initials KL
• fol. 1v — Two line initials KL
• fol. 2r — Two line illuminated initials KL
• fol. 2v — Two line initials KL
• fol. 3r — Two line illuminated initials KL
• fol. 3v — Two line initials KL
• fol. 4r — Two line illuminated initials KL
• fol. 4v — Two line initials KL
• fol. 5r — Two line illuminated initials KL
• fol. 5v — Two line initials KL
• fol. 6r — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 7r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 7v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 8r — Two line illuminated initial A
• fol. 8v — Historiated initial T, Saint Michael
• fol. 9r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 9v — Four line illuminated initial G
• fol. 10v — Historiated initial S, John the Baptist with a lamb
• fol. 12r — Two line illuminated initial P
• fol. 13r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 14r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 16r — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 17r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 17v — Two line illuminated initial I
• fol. 18r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 18v — Two line illuminated initial T
• fol. 19r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 19v — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 20r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 21r — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 22r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 22r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 22v — Two line illuminated initial P
• fol. 23r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 23v — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 24r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 25r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 25r — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 25v — Two line illuminated initial P
• fol. 26r — Historiated initial D, angel playing bagpipe
• fol. 26r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 26v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 27r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 27v — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 28r — Historiated initial D, mourning angel
• fol. 28r — Two line illuminated initial T
• fol. 29r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 29r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 29v — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 30r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 30v — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 31r — Historiated initial D, mourning angel
• fol. 31r — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 32r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 32r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 32v — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 33r — Historiated initial D, mourning angel
• fol. 33r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 34r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 34r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 34v — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 35r — Historiated initial D, mourning angel
• fol. 35r — Two line illuminated initial Q
• fol. 35v — Two line illuminated initial N
• fol. 36r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 36v — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 37r — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 37r — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 37v — Two line illuminated initial Q
• fol. 38r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 38v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 39r — Historiated initial D, an Evangelist
• fol. 42v — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 43v — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 45r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 48r — Two line illuminated initial I
• fol. 49r — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 50r — Two line illuminated initial T
• fol. 50v — Two line illuminated initial I
• fol. 51r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 51v — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 51v — Two line illuminated initial Q
• fol. 52r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 52r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 52v — Two line illuminated initial Q
• fol. 53r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 53r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 53v — Two line illuminated initial A
• fol. 54r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 54r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 54v — Two line illuminated initial T
• fol. 55r — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 55v — Three line illuminated initial C
• fol. 56r — Two line illuminated initial S
• fol. 56v — Two line illuminated initial N
• fol. 57r — Historiated initial O, Virgin and Child
• fol. 61v — Three line illuminated initial L
• fol. 63r — Two line illuminated initial P
• fol. 64r — Two line illuminated initial G
• fol. 64v — Miniature, Annunciation
• fol. 65r — Two line illuminated initial S
• fol. 66r — Historiated initial C, Saint Catherine of Alexandria
• fol. 66v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 67r — Two line illuminated initial T
• fol. 67v — Two line illuminated initial I
• fol. 70r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 71r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 72v — Two line illuminated initial R
• fol. 75v — Two line illuminated initial X
• fol. 76r — Two line illuminated initial E
• fol. 76r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 77r — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 77v — Four line illuminated initial A
• fol. 79r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 81r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 82r — Three line illuminated initial O
• fol. 82r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 82v — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 83r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 83r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 83v — Three line illuminated initial P
• fol. 84r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 84v — Two line illuminated initial A
• fol. 85r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 86r — Historiated initial P, God the Father
• fol. 86r — Three line illuminated initial H
• fol. 86v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 86v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 87r — Three line illuminated initial H
• fol. 87v — Three line illuminated initial H
• fol. 87v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 88r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 88v — Three line illuminated initial H
• fol. 89r — Historiated initial D, two souls in Hell
• fol. 89v — Two line illuminated initial A
• fol. 90r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 90v — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 91r — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 92r — Two line illuminated initial A
• fol. 93r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 94r — Two line illuminated initial P
• fol. 94v — Two line illuminated initial T
• fol. 95r — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 95v — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 96v — Two line illuminated initial T
• fol. 97v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 98r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 98v — Two line illuminated initial E
• fol. 99v — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 100r — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 100v — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 101r — Two line illuminated inital B
• fol. 101v — Two line illuminated initial U
• fol. 102v — Two line illuminated initial I
• fol. 102v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 103r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 104r — Three line illuminated initial S
• fol. 104v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 105r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 105v — Two line illuminated initial P
• fol. 106r — Two line illuminated initial E
• fol. 106v — Two line illuminated initial A
• fol. 106v — Seven line illuminated initial D
• fol. 107r — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 107v — Two line illuminated initial E
• fol. 108v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 109r — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 110r — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 110v — Two line illuminated initial S
• fol. 111r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 111v — Two line illuminated initial D
• fol. 111v — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 112v — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 112v — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 112v — Two line illuminated initial E
• fol. 112v — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 113r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 113v — Two line illuminated initial P
• fol. 114r — Three line illuminated initial D
• fol. 114v — Two line illuminated initial C
• fol. 115r — Two line illuminated initial A
• fol. 115v — Two line illuminated initial E
• fol. 115v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 116r — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 116v — Two line illuminated initial S
• fol. 116v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 116v — Two line illuminated initial N
• fol. 117r — Two line illuminated initial N
• fol. 117v — Two line illuminated initial S
• fol. 117v — Two line illuminated initial R
• fol. 118r — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 118r — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 118v — Two line illuminated initial L
• fol. 119r — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 119v — Two line illuminated initial M
• fol. 119v — Two line illuminated initial B
• fol. 120r — Two line illuminated initial O
• fol. 120r — Two line illuminated initial E
• fol. 120r — Four line illuminated initial C
• fol. 120v — Two line illuminated initial U
• fol. 121r — Two line illuminated initial S
• fol. 121v — Two line illuminated initial F
• fol. 121v — Two line illuminated initial N
• fol. 122r — Two line illuminated initial P