Book of Hours, use of Rome
Medieval Manuscripts
Item Info
Item No: mca1051011
Additional Title: Book of Hours, use of Rome
Script:
Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 101r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial O with the Lamentation
Notes: This historiated initial, depicting Mary holding the dead Christ in her lap after he has been taken down from the cross illustrated the beginning of the "Obsecro te" (I beseech you), a prayer commonly found in books of hours.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1599789
Country: Country:Flanders
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 104 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 105
front inner binding 
f. 1r 
ff. 19v-20r 
ff. 63v-64r 
ff. 73v-74r 
ff. 81v-82r 
f. 101r
ff. 168v-169r