1969 : Hours (Sarum)
Number
1969
Shelf Marks
- London, BL, Kings 9
- King George I (1660-1727) and/or George II (1683-1760)
Owners before c.1550
Commissioners
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Country
United Kingdom
Ownership Category
Public
Origin
-
Date
- Date details : c.1500-1530
- Half centuries : 1500-1549
- Decade : 1510 - 1519
Physical description
Measurements
- 303 leaves
- Size categories of height : 175-199 mm
- Height of text blocks : 191 mm
- Width of text blocks : 127 mm
Illustrations
- Information on the illustrations : 33 large, 23 small miniatures, calendar miniatures
- Total number of illustrations : 56
- Number of miniatures : 56
- Number of historiated initials :
- Number of grisailles :
Material
Parchment
Binding
- Description : 18th c. ? (Georges I or II)
- Dating : 1700-1800
Content
Genre
books of hours and prayer books
Authors
/
Translators
/
Contents
- 1 : Hours (Sarum)
Languages
- Latin
Bibliography
Pamela J. Porter, Courtly Love in Medieval Manuscripts, Toronto 2003 (ill. f.38v)
George F. Warner & Julius P. Gilson, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King’s Collections, 4 vols, London 1921, vol. III, p. 004
Online Informations and images
Description and images: http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7991&CollID=19&NStart=9
Responsable
Hanno Wijsman