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Title

Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Other related names

• Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932, former owner (http://viaf.org/viaf/63874811/)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

Lewis E 115
(Philadelphia, United States, Free Library of Philadelphia, John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• deRicci: 94

Publisher

Free Library of Philadelphia

Language

Latin

Origin

Place

Italy

Summary

This compact Italian Book of Hours is illustrated with sixteen large miniatures facing the incipit pages of their respective sections, as well as two historiated initials. Its sequence of miniatures for the Hours of the Virgin diverges from the usual Infancy narrative. The book also contains a complete sequence of Passion miniatures for the Long and Short Hours of the Cross, as well as two miniatures for the Office of the Dead.

Extent

Ii+244+iii; 99 x 72 mm bound to 108 x 79 mm

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto

Collation

1 (14), 2 (10), 3 (2), 4 (9, +7 +8 +9), 5-10 (10), 11 (6), 12-18 (10), 19-20 (6), 21-26 (10), 27 (4, -4)

Support

Parchment

Catchwords

Mostly regular original catchwords in ink on versos at fols. 24v, 26v, 35v, 45v, 51v, 75v, 85v, 95v, 111v, 121v, 141v, 151v, 161v, 171v, 193v, 203v, 213v, 223v, 233v, 243v; recto side catchwords at 17r, 19r, 20r, 22r, 23r, 27r, 32r, 35r, 39r, 53r, 56r, 58r, 59r, 75r, 77r, 83r, 105r, 106r

Binding

Italian eighteenth-century calf, gilt back, gilt cross on top cover, gilt edges with clasp, in red morocco case

Layout

One column of fourteen lines; written area: 55 x 42 mm

Decoration

Sixteen large miniatures; two historiated initials; eighteen decorative initials; capitals alternately in red and blue; rubrication in red

Script

Gothic--textualis

Provenance

• Sir Thomas David Gibson Carmichael; sold by Sotheby's, London, March 23, 1903, no. 818; to Ellis and Elvey (Cat. 102, 1903, no. 225; Cat. 105, 1904, no. 50; Cat. 114, 1907, no. 8; Cat. 129, 1910, no. 413); (directly to?) 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
• Christian
• Italy
• Historiated initial
• Notable binding
• Miniature

Licenses

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Table of contents

• Flyleaf 1 verso — Modern collation and list of contents
• Flyleaf 2 recto — Modern title page and list of miniatures
• fol. 2r — Calendar
• fol. 15r — Hours of the Virgin, Use of Rome
• fol. 102r — Penitential Psalms, Litany, and Prayers
• fol. 132r — Long Hours of the Passion
• fol. 177r — Short Hours of the Passion
• fol. 184r — Office of the Dead
• Flyleaf 1 verso — Modern collation and list of contents
• Flyleaf 2 recto — Modern title page and list of miniatures

Decorations

• fol. 2r — Decorated initial KL
• fol. 4r — Decorated initial KL
• fol. 5r — Decorated initial KL
• fol. 8r — Decorated Initial KL
• fol. 9r — Decorated initial KL
• fol. 12r — Decorated initial KL
• fol. 14r — Modern photograph of a crucifixion, pasted in
• fol. 15r — Historiated initial D, Virgin and Child
• fol. 15r — Illuminated border
• fol. 15r — Escutcheon, blank
• fol. 19v — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 22r — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 29v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 29v — Illuminated border
• fol. 44v — Large miniature, Meeting at the Golden Gate
• fol. 45r — Five line illuminated initial D
• fol. 45r — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 45r — Illuminated border
• fol. 47r — One line illuminated D
• fol. 47r — One line illuminated D
• fol. 50v — Large miniature, Birth of the Virgin
• fol. 51r — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 51r — One line illuminated Initial D
• fol. 51r — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 51r — Illuminated border
• fol. 52v — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 55v — Large miniature, Annunciation
• fol. 56r — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 56r — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 56r — Illuminated border
• fol. 60r — Large miniature, Nativity
• fol. 60v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 64v — Large miniature, Baptism of Christ
• fol. 65r — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 65r — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 65v — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 74r — Large miniature, Last Supper
• fol. 74v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 75r — One line illuminated initial D
• fol. 102r — Seven line historiated initial, King David
• fol. 102r — Illuminated Border
• fol. 132v — Large miniature, Arrest of Christ
• fol. 133r — Five line illuminated initial D
• fol. 133r — Illuminated border
• fol. 146v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 151v — Large miniature, Flagellation
• fol. 152r — Four line Illuminated initial D
• fol. 155r — Large miniature, Mocking of Christ
• fol. 155v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 155v — Illuminated border
• fol. 158v — Large miniature, Crucifixion with Mary, John, and the two thieves
• fol. 159r — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 162v — Large miniature, Crucifixion with Mary and John
• fol. 163r — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 166v — Large miniature, Lamentation (Three Maries with the dead Christ)
• fol. 166v — Illuminated initial D
• fol. 171v — Large miniature, Entombment
• fol. 172r — Four line illuminated initial C
• fol. 172r — Illuminated border
• fol. 177v — Large miniature, Ascension
• fol. 178r — Five line illuminated initial D
• fol. 178r — Illuminated border
• fol. 182v — Large miniature, Pentecost
• fol. 184r — Six Line illuminated initial D
• fol. 184r — Illuminated border
• fol. 196r — Large miniature, Harrowing of Hell
• fol. 196v — Four line illuminated initial D
• fol. 196v — Illuminated border
• fol. 210r — One line initial D