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MS. Canon. Liturg. 255

Summary Catalogue no.: 19358

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 2 + 223 (225) + 3 + ii fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 92 × 67 mm.
Dimensions (written): 45 × 30 mm.

Layout

15 lines.

Decoration

Good borders, initials. Italian script. (Pächt and Alexander i. 343)

History

Origin: 15th century, third quarter ; Italian (script); Flemish (decoration)

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).
Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 367

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 308

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

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