Book of hours from Paris (Boucicaut master)

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The book of hours from Paris , the 17 miniatures of which come from the circle of the Boucicaut master , is in private hands. The book of hours was created in Paris around 1408/10 and was intended for use in Rome . The Mazarin master and pseudo-Jacquemart also contributed to the decoration .

Description of the codex

The richly illustrated manuscript consisting of 201 parchment leaves has been preserved in good condition. It has been written in a textura in brown ink and contains numerous rubrics . Each page has one column with 14 lines each. The texts are in Latin and French.

It is not known who commissioned the manuscript.

content

  • a French calendar (f. 1r-12v)
  • Pericopes from the Gospels of John, Luke, Mark and Matthew (f. 13r-17v)
  • Description of the Passion according to John 19, 1-35, respectively the prayer Deus in manus tuas (f. 18r-20r)
  • Marian prayers with obsecro te and O Intemerata (f. 20r-27v).
  • Passion according to John 18-19 (f. 29r-39v)
  • Intercession (f. 41r-44v)
  • Office of Mary for the use of Rome, followed by several prayers of the hours (f.45r-113v)
  • Psalms of repentance and litany (f. 115r-135v)
  • Hearing of the Holy Cross and the Holy Spirit (f.136v-149r)
  • Office of the Dead for the Use of Rome (f. 149v-196v)
  • French prayer (added) (O) Dieu createur du ciel and seven verses from O domine Jesu Christe, adoro te in cruce pendentem (f. 197r-201r).

Illustrations

From the larger initials come thorn leaf tendrils that spread up and down along the text. There are 17 miniatures in total.

  • Annunciation to Mary

  • Example of spreading thorn leaf tendrils

  • The Annunciation to the Shepherds

  • David kneels before God

literature

  • Eberhard König et al .: Shining Middle Ages New Volume 3, Antiquariat Heribert Tenschert, Ramsen 2000, pp. 62–77 ( digitized version )

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