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Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis

 Item
Identifier: MSS 2 XX codex

Scope and Contents

Vellum manuscript with 86 illuminated miniatures, initials, and border illuminations.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1475

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet : [188] leaves :ill. ; 23.5 x 16 cm.

Language of Materials

Latin

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired by purchase as the one millionth volume of the MSU Library collection in 1963

Bibliography

LaPonsey, Mary Haynes. Michigan State University Library MS. 2 : A late-fifteenth century book of hours (MA Thesis, Michigan State University, 1991).

General

A box of color slides of some of the pages is kept with the book.

General

One leaf (or more?) missing between leaves 170 and 171.

Varying Form of Title

Book of Hours (Paris use).

Title
Finding Aid for the Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit.
Description rules
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing MI 48823 USA