Lewis E 128 Book of Hours, use of Tours
Title
Book of Hours, use of ToursOther related names
- Jean Bourdichon, follower of, artist (https://viaf.org/viaf/79194234)
- Fountaine, Andrew, Sir, 1676-1753, former owner (https://viaf.org/viaf/120202325)
- Minns, Susan B., former owner (https://viaf.org/viaf/7299199)
- Lewis, John Frederick, former owner (http://viaf.org/viaf/63874811/)
- Lewis, Anne Baker, former owner
Funders
- Council on Library and Information Resources
Call number
Lewis E 128(Philadelphia, United States, Free Library of Philadelphia, John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/1606325
- deRicci: 76
Publisher
Free Library of PhiladelphiaLanguage
LatinOrigin
- Place
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Tours?, France
Summary
This Book of Hours of the Use of Tours contains twelve miniatures by a follower of Jean Bourdichon (1457-1521). The calendar includes both the translation of Saint Gatian (2 May, fol. 5r) and the feast for the same saint (18 December, fol. 12v), as well as Saint Marin (November 11, fol. 11r), confirming the localization for Tours. The book begins with the Gospel Lesson for John followed by the "Protector in te sperantium Deus..." and Obsecro te prayers. The Hours of the Virgin contains the habitual miniatures: Annunciation (fol. 17r); Visitation (fol. 26r); Nativity (fol. 35r); Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 39v); Adoration of the Magi (fol. 43r); Presentation in the Temple (fol. 46r); Flight into Egypt (fol. 49r); and Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 54v). The Hours of the Virgin is intercalated with a miniature of the Crucifixion (fol. 34r) and an abbreviated text for the Hours of the Cross. Between the Hours of the Virgin and the Penitential Psalms, the book contains a prayer to the Crucified Christ, "O domine ihesu Christe adoro te...," which is introduced by a slightly smaller miniature of the Man of Sorrows with two angels (fol 58r). The Penitential Psalms, Litany, and prayers follow, introduced by a miniature of David in Prayer (fol. 60r). The book ends with the Office of the Dead, which is introduced by a miniature of Death as a corpse carrying a golden coffin (fol. 73v). The book belonged to the noted eighteenth-century English collector, Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), and the calligraphic inventory mark, "N. 14," on the verso of the second upper flyleaf may be an inventory mark of his.
Notes
- First upper flyleaf and final lower flyleaf are heavy paper stamped with gold arabesque motifs, integral to the pastedowns
Extent
Iii+96+iii; 190 x 140 mm bound to 199 x 146 mmFoliation
Inconsistent modern foliation in pencil, upper right rectoCollation
1 (8), 2-3 (4), 4-5 (8), 6 (7, +3), 7-8 (8), 9 (4), 10-13 (8), 14 (5, +5)Support
ParchmentCatchwords
Regular horizontal catchwords in lower right corner at: 24v; 32v; 39v; 47v; 55v; 67v; 75v; 83v; 91vBinding
Seventeenth-century French red morocco with dentele borders ruled in gold, gilt edges, embossed flyleaves and pastedowns; "HEVRES GOTIQVE." stamped in gold on spine; modern slipcase with "LATIN MS., 12 MINIATURES, FRANCE, XV. CENTURY" stamped in gold on spineLayout
Decoration
Twelve half-page miniatures with foliate borders: twelve half-page miniatures; twelve large illuminated initials; red and blue illuminated initials and line fillers throughout
Script
Provenance
- From the library of Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753; sold at Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 June 1902, lot 425); Quaritch; Susan B. Minns (sold at American Art Association, 2-3 May 1922, lot 415); John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936; "N. 14" written in ink on the verso of the second upper flyleaf; "105" written in pencil on same page; catalogue entry pasted to the same page; another catalogue entry pasted onto recto of first lower flyleaf
Related resources
- Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, Selection of valuable books & manuscripts from the library of Sir Andrew Fountaine ... comprising very rare English books and tracts of the XVIth and XVIIth centuries, 11 June 1902, lot 425
- American Art Association, Collection of Miss Susan Minns of Boston, Mass.; Books, Bookplates, Coins, Curios, Prints, Illuminated Manuscripts and Horae Illustrative of "The Dance of Death," to be sold May 2nd and 3rd, 1922 (Greenwich, Conn.: Condé Nast, 1922), lot 415.
- De Ricci, Seymour, with the assistance of W. J. Wilson, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, vol. 2 (New York,: H. W. Wilson, 1935-40), p. 2037, no. 78.
- Free Library of Philadelphia, A Descriptive Catalogue of the John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts in the Free Library of Philadelphia, compiled by Edwin Wolf, 2nd, with an introduction by Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (Philadelphia: The Free Library, 1937), p. 142-143, no. 128.
Keywords
- 15th century
- French
- France
- Book of Hours
- Illustration
- Miniature
- Illumination
- Christian
- Devotion
- Private devotional text
Licenses
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- Text
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Table of contents
- fol. 1r — Calendar, Use of Tours
- fol. 13r — Gospel Lesson from John followed by a prayer, "Protector in te sperantium Deus," and the Obsecro te
- fol. 17r — Hours of the Virgin, Use of Tours, with Hours of the Cross intercalated
- fol. 58r — Prayer to the Crucified Christ, "O domine ihesu Christe adoro te..."
- fol. 60r — Penitential Psalms, Litany, and Prayers
- fol. 73v — Office of the Dead
Decorations
- Flyleaf 1 recto — Print catalog entry
- Flyleaf 2 verso — Print catalog entry
- fol. 17r — Large miniature, Annunciation
- fol. 17r — Full foliate border
- fol. 17r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 26r — Large miniature, Visitation
- fol. 26r — Full foliate border
- fol. 26r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 34r — Large miniature, Crucifixion
- fol. 34r — Full foliate border
- fol. 34r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 35r — Large miniature, Nativity
- fol. 35r — Full foliate border
- fol. 35r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 39v — Large miniature, Annunciation to the Shepherds
- fol. 39v — Full foliate border
- fol. 39v — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 43r — Large miniature, Adoration of the Magi
- fol. 43r — Full foliate border
- fol. 43r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 46r — Large miniature, Presentation in the Temple
- fol. 46r — Full foliate border
- fol. 46r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 49r — Large miniature, Flight into Egypt
- fol. 49r — Full foliate border
- fol. 49r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 54v — Large miniature, Coronation of the Virgin
- fol. 54v — Full foliate border
- fol. 54v — Illuminated initial C
- fol. 58r — Large miniature, Man of Sorrows with two angels
- fol. 58r — Full foliate border
- fol. 58r — Illuminated initial O
- fol. 60r — Large miniature, King David
- fol. 60r — Full foliate border
- fol. 60r — Illuminated initial D
- fol. 73v — Miniature, Death carrying a golden coffin
- fol. 73v — Full foliate border
- fol. 73v — Illuminated initial D
- Flyleaf 1 recto — Print catalog entry
- Flyleaf 2 verso — Print catalog entry
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Inside front cover
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Section: Calendar, Use of Tours
fol. 13r
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Section: Gospel Lesson from John followed by a prayer, "Protector in te sperantium Deus," and the Obsecro te
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Section: Hours of the Virgin, Use of Tours, with Hours of the Cross intercalated
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fol. 26r
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Decoration: Large miniature, Visitation
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fol. 34r
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fol. 35r
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fol. 39v
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Decoration: Large miniature, Annunciation to the Shepherds
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Decoration: Large miniature, Adoration of the Magi
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fol. 49r
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Decoration: Large miniature, Flight into Egypt
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fol. 54v
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fol. 58r
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Section: Prayer to the Crucified Christ, "O domine ihesu Christe adoro te..."
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fol. 60r
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Section: Penitential Psalms, Litany, and Prayers
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fol. 73v
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Section: Office of the Dead
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Flyleaf 1 recto
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