Kent State University Leaf 29
This leaf is from a French Book of Hours made in the middle of the fifteenth century. It measures only 18 x 13.5 cm, and its broad margins help emphasize the often dramatic difference between the size of a text block and the overall size of a leaf. The text block is ruled in red; first letters are decorated with gold, blue, light plum, and white. The ivy leaves are gold, with flowers and buds in the ivy rendered in medium green and blue, and occasionally red and plum. Some leaves have the marginal ivy on both the recto and verso. See Denison University Leaf 29 for more information about this manuscript.
Text: Based on the leaves we have seen, this Book of Hours accords with the Use of Rome. This leaf contains prayers related to the Annunciation; probably the Hours of the Virgin, but the rubrications seem to travel throughout the day (from prime through vespers) on this one leaf. Note that the rubrication shifts into French on the verso.
Kent Leaf 29 Recto
Kent State University Leaf 29 Recto
Kent Leaf 29 Recto Transcription
alleluia. Ps. Deus deus meus. Ant. Dabit ei dominus deus sedem David patris eius et regnabit in domo Jacob in eternum. Ps. Benedicite. Ant. Ecce ancilla domini fiat michi sedum verbum tuum. Ps. Laudate dominum de cel. cplm. Egredietur virga. Hymnus. [ ] gloriosa. V. Benedicta tu. Ant. Spiritus sanctus in te descendet ut s. Oro. Deus qui de beate ut s. De sancti. ant. Ecce dominus veniet ut s. Ad primam. Ant. Missus est. Ps. Deus in nomine et c. Cp. Ecce virgo concipiet. R. Dignare laudare et c. Oro ut s.
Kent Leaf 29 Recto Translation
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Kent Leaf 29 Verso
Kent State University Leaf 29 Verso
Kent Leaf 29 Verso Transcription
Ad iii. ant. Ave Maria. cp. Egredietur virga. R. Diffusa est. oro. ut s. Ad vi. ant. Ne timeas. cp.
Dabit ei Dominus Deus sedem David patris eius, et regnabit in domo Jacob in eternum et regni eius non erit finis. Deo gratias. R. Benedicta tu. Oro ut s. Ad [ ] ant. Ecce ancilla. cp. Ecce virgo concep. R. Angelus domini nunciavit marie. Et concepit de spiritu sancto. Alleluia. Oror ut s. vespres et complie. Ainsy comme dess. Et tout le revienant avissi
Kent Leaf 29 Verso Translation
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