Book of hours : Use of Noyon

Summary

Creator: Catholic Church
Date(s): approximately 1500s
Call Number: MSS 0095, Item 0031
Language: Materials in Latin and French.
Abstract: Book of hours, probably for the Use of Noyon.
Physical Description: 1 volume (130 leaves) 175 x 120 (95 x 60) millimeters bound to 180 x 125 millimeters
Source: Purchase, 2008.
Processing: Cataloged by Jennifer MacDonald, 2008. Encoded by Jaime Margalotti, March 2014. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Alternative Format: Portions of the manuscript to be digitized and made available through the University of Delaware Library's Digital Collections website at ARTstor Commons. The listing of digitized leaves appears below.

Biographical and Historical Notes

Origin: Written in Northern France, possibly Amiens, in the 16th century.

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Scope and Content Note

Book of hours, probably for the Use of Noyon.

Ms. codex.

Title from dealer’s description.

Collation: Parchment, fol. iii + 127 + ii (paper) ; 1-2² 3-4(superscript 6) 5-19(superscript 8) 20² ; some quiremarks.

Description: 130 leaves ; parchment, ill. ; 175 x 120 (95 x 60) mm. bound to 180 x 125 mm.

Layout: Written in 20 long lines; ruled in red ink with double upper horizontal bounding lines; prickings in outer margins; some vertical catchwords.

Decoration: 10 large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs: fol. 14r, St. John the Evangelist writing; fol. 19r, Agony in the Garden; 33r, Annunciation; 40r, Visitation; 47r, Nativity; 50v, Annunciation to the Shepherds; 53r, Adoration of the Magi; 58v, Flight into Egypt; 66v, David in prayer; 83r, Raising of Lazarus. 6 9-16-line historiated initials with illumination, depicting the Passion; 11 3-7-line historiated initials with illumination; 1-2-, 5-, and 9-line illuminated initials. Illumination executed by two artists.

Script: Written in brown ink in two sizes of a well formed lettre bâtarde.

Binding: 19th century leather binding by Hans Asper with working metal clasp and fitted case.

Shelfmark: University of Delaware, MSS 095.031.

Contents: 1. fol. 1r: Calendar. 2. fol. 14r: Gospel sequences. 3. fol. 19r: Passion sequence. 4. fol. 27v: Obsecro te for male use. 5. fol. 30r: O intemerata. 6. fol. 33r: Hours of the Virgin. 7. fol. 66v: Penitential Psalms and Litany. 8. fol. 83r: Office of the Dead. 9. fol. 116r: Prayers to Christ. 10. fol. 117r: Prayers of Pope Leo with rubric in French. 11. fol. 119r: Prayer to the five feasts of the Virgin with rubric in French. 12. fol. 122r: Contemplations of the Virgin on the subject of the cross, with rubric in French.

Using these materials

Shelving Summary

  • MSS 0095, Item 0031: Shelved in SPEC VAULT MSS

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 0095, Item 0031, Catholic Church, Book of hours : Use of Noyon, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 0095 Scientific and Humanities Manuscript collection.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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Container List

St. John the Evangelist writing Leaf 14r

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
Nine line illuminated initial Leaf 15v
Agony in the Garden Leaf 19r
Miniature of scene from the Passion Leaf 20r
Seven line illuminated initial Leaf 30r
Annunciation Leaf 33r

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
Visitation Leaf 40r

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
Nativity Leaf 47r

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
Annunciation to the Shepherds Leaf 50v

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
Adoration of the Magi Leaf 53r

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
Eight line illuminated initial with quarter border Leaf 55v
Flight into Egypt Leaf 58v

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
Seven line illuminated initial with quarter border Leaf 63v
David in prayer Leaf 66v

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.
List of saints with decoration Leaf 74v
Prayers illustrated with three line illuminated initial and single line illuminated initials Leaf 119v, 120r
Raising of Lazarus Leaf 83r

One of ten large miniatures with full borders on brown or liquid gold grounds with foliage, bird and animal motifs.

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