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Italian Book of Hours

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In Folder: Medieval manuscripts and early printed materials collection

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Italian Book of Hours

late 1400s - early 1500s

Title: Italian Book of Hours

Creator: Artists unknown

Subject: Manuscripts

Subject: Manuscripts, Medieval

Subject: Book of hours (Catholic Church)

Publisher: Loyola Notre Dame Library

Date: late 1400s - early 1500s

Description: Digitized version of an Italian Book of Hours. ff. 1r-12v, Calendar in Latin; ff. 13r-83r, Hours of the Virgin; ff. 84r-103v, prayers; ff. 104r-164v, Office of the Dead; ff. 165r-195v, Seven Penitential Psalms; ff. 196r-215v, Office of the Passion; ff. 216r-225v, Prayers; ff. 226r-246v, Little Hours of the Holy Cross; ff. 247r-247v, Gradual Psalms; ff. 248r-253v, Prayers. Illuminated manuscript on parchment. Four miniatures, 12 historiated initials, 2 decorated initials. 253 leaves, preceded by 2 paper flyleaves, 1 parchment flyleaf, and 2 more paper flyleaves; ruled in pale reddish ink for 12 lines of text per page, written in a Gothic Textualis in light to medium brown ink with no headings.

Identifier: SC.061

Type: Text

Format: application/pdf

Language: lat

Relation: Medieval manuscripts and early printed materials collection

Rights: The Medieval manuscripts and early printed materials collection is the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.

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