Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Book of Hours, Folio 47

Book of Hours The Litanies. Text begins with the lengthy invocation to Holy Mary ("virgo virginum") followed by those to Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, Saint Raphael, all the Holy Angels and Archangels, John the Baptist, all the Holy Patriarchs and Prophets, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Andrew, Saint John, Saint James, Saint Phillip, Saint Thomas, Saint Simon, Saint Thadey (Thaddeus), Saint Bartholomew, Saint Matthew, Saint Mathias, Saint Barnaby (Barnabas), Saint Mark, Saint Luke and all the Apostles and Evangelists. The text and order of the invocations is idiosyncratic when compared to a standard Book of Hours. The invocation to the Holy Orders and Spirits is absent, Saint James and Saint John are reversed, Saint Thomas and Saint Phillip are reversed, Saint Simon and Saint Thaddeus have their order switched and come before Saint Bartholomew rather than after and Saint Luke and Saint Mark are reversed. Script is Gothic and starts below the first line. 14 lines on both recto and verso. The Ss and Os beginning each separate invocation are illuminated in red, blue and gold. The end of the invocations is indicated by red, gold and blue decoration. The margins are decorated with blue, red and gold illustrations featuring acanthus and rinceaux.

Case Western Reserve University

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Northern France, 15th Century

Warren Nelson

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Northern France

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Recto
Incipit: Sancta maria, ora p[ro] nob[is]

Explicit: Sancte andrea, or[a pro nobis]

Recto Full Text:
Sancta maria ora p[ro] nob[is]
Sancta dei genitrix or[a pro nobis]
Sancta virgo virginum or[a pro nobis]
Sancte michael or[a pro nobis]
Sancte gabriel or[a pro nobis]
Sancte raphael or[a pro nobis]
Omnes sancti angeli [e]t archangeli orte [orate pro nobis]
Sancte ioannes baptista or[a pro nobis]
Omnes sancti patriarch[a]e et prophete[ae] orte [orate pro nobis]
Sancte petre or[a pro nobis]
Sancte paule or[a pro nobis]
Sancte andrea or[a pro nobis]

Recto Translation:
Holy mary pray for us.
Holy mother of god pray for us.
Holy virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Saint michael pray for us.
Saint gabriel pray for us.
Saint raphael pray for us.
All holy angels and archangels pray for us
Saint john baptist pray for us
All holy patriarchs and prophets pray for us
Saint peter pray for us
Saint paul pray for us
Saint andrew pray for us

Verso;
Incipit: Sancte ioannes or[a pro nobis]

Explicit: Omnes sancti apli[apostoli] et Evangeliste[ae] dei, orte [orate pro nobis]

Verso Full Text:
Sancte ioannes or[a pro nobis]
Sancte iacobe or[a pro nobis]
Sancte phillipe or[a pro nobis]
Sancte thoma or[a pro nobis]
Sancte simon or[a pro nobis]
Sancte thad[a]ee or[a pro nobis]
Sancte bartholom[a]ee or[a pro nobis]
Sancte matth[a]ee or[a pro nobis]
Sancte matthia or[a pro nobis]
Sancte barnaba or[a pro nobis]
Sancte marce or[a pro nobis]
Sancte luca or[a pro nobis]
Omnes sancti apli[apostoli] et Evangelist[a]e dei orte [orate pro nobis]

Verso translation:
Saint john pray for us
Saint james pray for us
Saint phillip pray for us
Saint thomas pray for us
Saint simon pray for us
Saint thadey (Thaddeus) pray for us
Saint bartholomew pray for us
Saint matthew pray for us
Saint barnaby (Barnabas)
Saint mark pray for us
Saint luke pray for us
All holy apostles and evangelists pray for us