Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Latin 10536
Black-and-white microfilm scan of a 2-page spread from a medieval manuscript book. The leaves of the book have been trimmed so that, when the book is laid open flat, the 2 halves create a heart shape. Each page bears 30 lines of Latin text with enlarged decorative initials, including 1 especially ornate initial decorated with fine pen-work.
BnF, MS lat. 10536, ff. 21v–22r
TypeBook of Hours
Date15th century
Place of originFrance, Picardy, (Amiens?)
Language(s)Latin
MaterialPaper, ink
Size151 ff.; 175 × 100 mm
FormatCordiform
Illumination(s)Initials, some with penwork

BnF, MS lat. 10536 is a Book of Hours held in Paris’ Bibliothèque nationale de France. Produced in Picardy in the 15th century, the codex is notable for being one of a small handful of extant early cordiform (heart-shaped) manuscript books.

Description

Copied on paper, and measuring approximately 175 × 100 mm, the 151 folio codex contains a calendar (ff. 1r–8r), followed by the Hours of the Use of Amiens,[1]: 414 n.44  the likely place of its production.[2]: 101  Written in Latin, the text is ornamented with enlarged initials, some decorated with penwork.[3] The codex is bound in red Morocco stamped with the arms of Philippe de Béthune.[4]

Provenance

The Bibliothèque nationale de France purchased the book from M. de Bure, bookseller, in 1824.[4] The sale of the collection of the famous Parisian bookseller and bibliophile Charles Chardin took place in February and March of that year at Hôtel Bullion, Paris;[5] the manuscript had been lot number 155 in the sale.[4][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Orth, Myra D. (1993). "Radical Beauty: Marguerite de Navarre's Illuminated Protestant Catechism and Confession". Sixteenth Century Journal. 24 (2): 383–427. doi:10.2307/2541955. JSTOR 2541955.
  2. ↑ De Hamel, Christopher (2004). Les Rothschild collectionneurs de manuscrits. Translated by de Vigan, Monique. Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  3. ↑ "Heures". BnF Gallica. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Latin 10536". BnF Archives et Manuscrits. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.
  5. ↑ "Charles Chardin". British Museum. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.
  6. ↑ "Charles Chardin (1742-1826?)". BnF Data. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.


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