Book of Hours

Italy, Florence, 15th century, second half.

parchment

i, 235, i' leaves

120 × 85 mm

Latin

1 (ff. 1r–12v) Calendar

Note:

Notable feasts:

f. 5v: St Zenobius (25 May).

2 (ff. 13r–103v) Hours of the Virgin

Rubric: Incipit officium beate Marie Virginis

Incipit: Ad matutinum Antiphonas DOMINE Labia mea aperies

Explicit: Resurrexit sicut dixit alleluya Ora pro nobis deum alleluya

3 (ff. 104r–119r) Seven penitential psalms

Rubric: Incipiunt septem psalmi penitentiales

Incipit: antiphonas Ne reminiscaris domine

Explicit: neque uindictam summas (!) de peccatis meis

4 (ff. 119r–132v) Litany

Rubric: Letanie

Incipit: Kyrieleyson christeleyson

Explicit: Exaudiat nos omnipotens et misericors dominus R Amen

5 (ff. 133r–165v) Major hours of the Holy Cross

Rubric: Incipit officium crucis Maius

Incipit: Ad mattutinum Per signum crucis de inimicis nostris libera nos deus noster

Explicit: Et clamor meus ad te ueniat V Benedicamus domino R Deo gratias

6 (ff. 166r–228v) Office for the dead

Rubric: Incipit officium in agenda mortuorum

Incipit: ad uesperas antiphona placebo DILEXI Quoniam exaudiet

Explicit: Anime omnium fidelium defuncotrum per misericordiam dei requiescant in pace R Amen

7 (ff. 229r–234v) Minor hours of the Holy Cross

Rubric: Incipit officium crucis Minus

Incipit: Ad mattutinum Versus DOMINE Labia mea aperies

Explicit: Oratio Domine ihesu christe filii dei uiui? et cetera ut supra

Physical Description

Support

Binding/Endleaves

Locus: ff. LCI, L1, SR1, RCI

Support: Parchment

Leaf dimensions: 120 × 85 mm

Textblock

Locus: ff. 1–234

Support: Parchment

Leaf dimensions: 120 × 85 mm

Foliation

Modern foliation in pencil. Error in foliation: 1-230, 230, 231-234.

Collation

Formula: 1(12), 2-10(10), 11(1+10), 12(10), 13(8), 14(1+10), 15-16(10), 17(12+1), 18-23(10)

Note: Viscoll collation

Catchwords: Catchwords by the scribe.

Condition

Textblock

Minor stains to the last leaves.

Layout

Columns: 1

Ruled lines: 12

Note: Guidelines and ruling in brown ink.

Script

Textblock

Hand 1

Gothic textualis formata.

Additions

Binding/Endleaves

(LCI) Top left corner, National Library book label.

(f. L1r) Upper part of page in black ink by a modern hand: ‘Familjen Corsinis vapen i bordyren. Per Hierta’; bottom of page: National Library stamp.

Binding

Description:

Modern binding in brown blind stamped leather. Clasp possibly of older date.

Binding dimensions: 130 × 95 × 35 mm

Italy, Florence, 15th century, second half. The calendar mentions the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ (f. 8r), which was instituted in 1457 and provided a terminus post quem for the manucript. The place of origin is based on the coat of arms on f. 13r, which is believed to be that of the Florence-based Corsini family. Furthermore, saint Zenobius of Florence is listed in the calender and litany (f. 5v, f. 121v).