Folium from a Book of Hours, Fragment

Folium from a medieval Book of Hours, French (Tours?); s. xviin (c.1500)

In Collection:

• Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

Subject

• Manuscripts, Medieval
• Prayers and devotions
• Books of hours
• Catholic Church

Language

• lat

Identifier

• Shelf Mark: Fragm.Lat.17

Date created

• approximately 1500

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 1 folium ; 144 x 98 mm (88 x 55 mm)

Geographic Coverage

• France

Coordinates

• 46, 2

Additional physical characteristics

• Vellum.
• Latin text in "Batarde" script (littera cursiva bastarda formata); ruled in red pencil for a single column of writing; smaller "Batarde" script used to indicate responses and antiphons. Decoration consists of the following: a single initial H painted in gold ona blue rectilinear ground; litterae notabiliores washed in yellow; rubricated response and antiphon.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• manuscripts (documents)
• fragments (object portions)

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 1994-013, Item: 3

Fonds title

• Medieval Studies Collection

Fonds identifier

• SC070

Is referenced by

• Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/medieval-studies-collection
• Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.

Date digitized

• August 3, 2022

Technical note

• Scanned on Betterlight TTI 600 DPI TIFF -- initially at camera height 1100 but felt scans lacked detail. lowered camera to 800. (1/20; 253; copy4) by PD. Metadata by KD.

Rights

• Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/30tj-2z65