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

MS. Canon. Liturg. 31

Summary Catalogue no.: 19241

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Rome
(fol. 1)
Calendar

January-April missing

Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Rubric: ... Officium beate Virginis Marie cum mutationibus ordinatis
(fol. 90)
Rubric: Officium Crucis editum... a... Iohanne papa xxii...
(fol. 93v)
Rubric: Missa beate Virginis Marie
(fol. 98)
Rubric: Officium Mortuorum
(fol. 150)

Penitential Psalms with Litany

Imperfect at end

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
ii + 170 + ii fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 102 × 73 mm.
Dimensions (written): 60 × 40 mm.

Condition

A leaf is lost after fol. 7

Layout

15 lines

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander ii. 807

Good initials

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; Italy, North

Provenance and Acquisition

The occurrence in the Calendar of Henry of Treviso (June 10) and Homobonus of Cremona (November 13) point to North Italy and the diocese of Treviso

Record Sources

Description adapted (June 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1970). Extent, leaf dimensions and layout are from van Dijk (1957)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 256

Last Substantive Revision

2025-06-27: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)