Book of Hours, use of Paris

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Book of Hours, use of Paris

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Item No: mca0981251
Additional Title: Book of Hours, use of Paris
Script: Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin and French
Folio Number: 125r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: The image of the Trinity (the dove of the Holy Spirit above God the Father and Christ) was a common image with which to begin the French prayer known as the Seven Requests to our Lord because the prayer begins by addressing the Trinity. Along with the Fifteen Joys of the Virgin, this prayer was a common accessory text in fifteenth-century French books of hours.
Notes: Trinity
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1597386
Country: Country:France
City/Town/Township:Paris

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 178 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 98

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