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

MS. Rawl. liturg. e. 27

Summary Catalogue no.: 15820

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Le Mans

St. Corentius of Quimper specially honoured in the calendar

Language(s): Latin, Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
iii + 152 + iii fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 190 × 130 mm.
Dimensions (written): 90 × 59 mm.

Layout

14 long lines

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 675:

Good miniatures. Prefatory miniatures by a local Breton artist.

Borders.

Initials.

History

Origin: 15th century, second quarter ; French, West

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Summary Catalogue (1895). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (5 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 4: Books of Hours (typescript, 1957), p. 58

Last Substantive Revision

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