A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Canon. Liturg. 221

Summary Catalogue no.: 19333

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Bologna
Language(s): Latin and Italian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 283 (280) + 1 + iii fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 83 × 60 mm.
Dimensions (written): 42 × 32 mm.

Layout

12 lines.

Decoration

Fine initials. Good penwork initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 649)

History

Origin: 15th century, beginning ; Italian, Bologna

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970).

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 38

Last Substantive Revision

2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.