Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Description
This Book of Hours is finely written in a humanist hand and features a format popular in central and Northern Italy earlier in the fifteenth century. The calendar contains saints venerated in Northern Italy, including Ambrose of Milan (7 December), Secundus of Asti (1 June), and Prosdocimus of Padua (7 November). However, the presence of the unusual Dedication of Saint Mark’s Basilica (8 October) firmly locates the origins of the book in Venice. The mention of both Saint Mark and Saint Louis in the Litany portion is possibly due to the French presence in Italy at the turn of the sixteenth century. Further evidence of the book’s geographic origin, and the increasing prevalence of vernacular prayer in the fifteenth century, is the detailed sets of instructions in the Venetian dialect for weekday morning prayers.
Date
ca. 1500
Format
Manuscript on parchment, 144 fols.
Identifier
University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Codex 688
Coverage
Venice, Italy
Collection:
5. Showcasing Salvation; Devotion by Design
Tags
Citation
“Book of Hours, Use of Rome,” Making the Renaissance Manuscript, accessed May 17, 2024, http://makingrenmanuscripts.exhibits.library.upenn.edu/items/show/29.
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