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

MS. Rawl. liturg. f. 15

Summary Catalogue no.: 30680

Contents

Book of Hours, Use of Paris
Language(s): Latin, Middle French

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
4 + 250 (246) + 4 fol.
Dimensions (leaf): 158 × 110 mm.
Dimensions (written): 73 × 47 mm.

Layout

14 long lines

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 747, pl. LVIII:

Fine miniatures.

Fine borders.

Fine initials.

Binding

Stamped leather with gold ornament (a panel with arabesque ornament, and border) and the name 'E[st]ienne Beavgrant', 16th cent. French work.

History

Origin: c. 1470–1480 ; French

Provenance and Acquisition

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755 (?)

Referenced in the Rawlinson collection about 1888 but lacking direct evidence of belonging to the collection.

Record Sources

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

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

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