MS. Canon. Liturg. 30
Summary Catalogue no.: 19240
Contents
Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Rubric: Incipit officium mortuorum: ad uesperas anti⟨phon⟩a
Incipit: Placebo domi⟨n⟩o: Dilexi quoniam exaudiet dominus uocem or⟨ati⟩onis mee
(Fragment) Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 43 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 4.5 × 3.125 in.
Decoration
Pächt and Alexander ii. 570, Pl. LIII
Fine border. Fol. 1r: the border frames the text on all sides and is decorated with flower and vase motifs, in gold on a black background
Historiated initial D with a skull
History
Record Sources
Description adapted (June 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970)
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Online resources:
Printed descriptions:
S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 331
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-06-27: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)