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Psalter and Hours
Artist: Maffei, Alberto de’
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 210 fols., 137 x 95 mm (80 x 54 mm), 22 long lines, ruled in pink ink, catchwords.
BINDING: nineteenth century, red velvet over pasteboards.
CONTENTS:
fols. 1r–12v Calendar
fol. 13r–v Prayer Salve sancta facies
fol. 15r–v Hymns, Primo dierum and Nocte surgentes
fols. 16r–152r Liturgical Psalter, Gallican, with antiphons, versicles, responsories, and hymns, with Psalm 4 and 5 omitted
fols. 152r–160v Canticles and hymns
fols. 160v–166r Litany, with collects
fols. 166v–167r Psalms 4 and 5
fols. 167v–199r Canticles for Sundays
fol. 201r–208v Hours of the Virgin
DECORATION: Two historiated initials with blue and gold side bar borders, and floral and spraywork panels in upper and lower borders: fol. 167v Canticles for Sundays, [D, 6 ll.] David praying, medallion with bird in upper border, medallion with deer in lower border; fol. 201r Hours of the Virgin, [D, 6 ll.] Virgin praying, dove of the Holy Spirit in medallion in upper border, bird in lozenge in outer border, deer in medallion in lower border.
ORNAMENTATION: (fols. 167v–201v) Alternate gold and blue initials [1–2 ll.] with violet and red pen-flourishing, the two- line initials extending into delicate violet and green penwork border designs incorporating architectural elements, vases, birds, fruit and flowers.
History note: Inscription in red ink ‘Lib. E.G. No. 2’ inside upper cover; J.L. Sheppard; his sale, Sotheby’s, London, 23–26 July 1888, lot 579 (cutting from sale catalogue pasted at front); Frank McClean (1836–1904); his bequest, 1904.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank
15th Century, Mid-Late#
Circa
1460
CE
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Circa
1470
CE
Circa
1490
CE
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Circa
1500
CE
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: MS McClean 34
Primary reference Number: 170700
Project ID: 797
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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