Heures a l'usage de Rouen

Authors

Catholic Church

Files

Date

1503

Description

112 leaves. 19 woodcut and metal-cut full-page illustrations; borders illustrating religious and secular subjects with captions in French. Initials and line endings in gold on red or blue background.

Antoine Vérard, publisher; Chambolle-Duru, binder.

The letters Ro at the bottom of pages in some sections denotes the Use of Rouen, a variation specific to that region.

See Hilary Maddocks, “A book of hours by Anthoine Vérard in the University of Melbourne Library,” University of Melbourne Collections 16 (June 2015):15-24 about a similar copy in the University of Melbourne Library, providing background on the publisher, artists, and book trade in early 16th century Paris.

Books of hours were a popular form of private devotion for lay people. Some, which were richly illustrated and illuminated, were luxury items and a symbol of status. The books followed the monastic tradition of reciting the Divine Liturgy in eight sessions throughout the day. Many prayers, litanies of saints, and calendars were standard texts, but its central text was the Hours of the Virgin, also known as the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Title supplied by cataloger. Imprint and date from H. Bibliographie der Livres d'Heures (2. Aufl.).

Language(s)

Latin and French

Country

France

City

Paris

Century

16th century

Repository

Marian Library

Keywords

Marian Library, Livre d'heures, canonical hours, horae

Permission Statement

This item is in the public domain.

Streaming Media

Recommended Citation

Catholic Church, "Heures a l'usage de Rouen" (1503). Rare Books. 7.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ul_rare_books/7