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Country |
United States
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City |
Collegeville (Minn.)
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Holding Institution | Saint John's University (Collegeville, Minn.) |
Repository | Saint John's University. Rare Book and Manuscript Collection |
Shelfmark | SJU Ms. 1 |
Common Name | Mabon Hours |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 131 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Language(s) | French; Latin |
Genre(s) | Books of hours |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Vegetative; Illumination; Initial(s), Decorated; Initial(s), Historiated; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Fol. 16 numbered twice |
Bibliography |
Alison Stones and John Steyaert, Medieval Illumination, Glass, and Sculpture in Minnesota Collections (1978), 72-78. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
SJRB 00001 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/510541 |
Processed By | HMML |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 131 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Bound in morocco leather with gold tooling |
Binding Dimensions | 16.5 x 12 cm |
Provenance |
Paris, Jesuit College (inscription on fol. 1: "Collegii Paris. Societ. Jesu" from 17th century); given to Saint John's University Library by Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Mabon, 1966 |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | France, Lyon (?) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Year Range | 1450-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Writing Space | 9.8 x 6.9 cm |
Writing System | Roman |
Script(s) | Gothic Textualis |
Decoration |
Fourteen miniatures and four historiated initials (the Evangelists); foliate initials and borders with leaves and flowers |

Author |
Catholic Church
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Title | Book of hours |
Uniform Title |
Book of hours
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Language(s) | French; Latin |
Item Notes |
Text chiefly in Latin, calendar in French |

Country |
United States
![]() |
City |
Collegeville (Minn.)
![]() |
Holding Institution | Saint John's University (Collegeville, Minn.) |
Repository | Saint John's University. Rare Book and Manuscript Collection |
Shelfmark | SJU Ms. 1 |
Common Name | Mabon Hours |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 131 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Language(s) | French; Latin |
Genre(s) | Books of hours |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Vegetative; Illumination; Initial(s), Decorated; Initial(s), Historiated; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Fol. 16 numbered twice |
Bibliography |
Alison Stones and John Steyaert, Medieval Illumination, Glass, and Sculpture in Minnesota Collections (1978), 72-78. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
SJRB 00001 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/510541 |
Processed By | HMML |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 131 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Bound in morocco leather with gold tooling |
Binding Dimensions | 16.5 x 12 cm |
Provenance |
Paris, Jesuit College (inscription on fol. 1: "Collegii Paris. Societ. Jesu" from 17th century); given to Saint John's University Library by Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Mabon, 1966 |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | France, Lyon (?) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Year Range | 1450-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Writing Space | 9.8 x 6.9 cm |
Writing System | Roman |
Script(s) | Gothic Textualis |
Decoration |
Fourteen miniatures and four historiated initials (the Evangelists); foliate initials and borders with leaves and flowers |
Author |
Catholic Church
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Title | Book of hours |
Uniform Title |
Book of hours
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Language(s) | French; Latin |
Item Notes |
Text chiefly in Latin, calendar in French |
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