Item Info
Item No: mcaw071331
Additional Title: Book of Hours, use of Paris
Script:
Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin; Calendar and prayers on ff. 240r-248v in French
Folio Number: f. 133r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Funeral Service
Notes: This miniature begins the Office of the Dead. The scene depicts two members of the clergy reading the Office of the Dead from a breviary. The two figures in black are the traditional mourners in attendance at the service.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1540378
Country: Country:France
City/Town/Township:Paris
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1415
Image Dimensions Width: 229 mm
ShelfMark: Widener 7
f. 57v 
f. 64v 
f. 116r 
f. 133r
f. 240r