Book of Hours (Italy), 1490
Item — Box: Communal Collections 55
Identifier: MSP 136, Item 11
Scope and Contents
Prayer from a Book of Hours written with black ink in Latin (gothic script) on vellum. Decorated gilt initial with blue and pink background with vine work and three peacock feather plumes sprouting from the decorated initial. Several decorated crosses: two gilt with purple decoration and three blue with red decoration within the text. One gold cross acts as the “M” in “Omega.” Rubricated portion “Before you depart your house early in the morning, speak this.” Appears to be a prayer during Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. 1 column, 13 lines, 210mmX290mm.
Dates
- Creation: 1490
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu