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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 |
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
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Shelfmark | Bean Ms. 2 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 219 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Language(s) | French; Latin |
Genre(s) | Books of hours |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Calligraphic; Decoration, Full-page; Drolleries; Illumination; Initial(s), Decorated; Marginalia; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Modern foliation on every tenth leaf up to fol. 130 (i.e., 131) and on fols. 25, 35, 45, and 55; no foliation after fol. 130 (i.e., 131); foliation error with fol. 60 repeated, and each folio number being one digit off after that (i.e., fol. 71 is labeled fol. 70, etc., up to fol. 131 (labeled fol. 130) |
Bibliography |
Alison Stones and John Steyaert, Medieval Illumination, Glass, and Sculpture in Minnesota Collections (1978), 58-66. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
HMML 00004 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/510546 |
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 | 219 leaf(ves) |
Collation |
iii + 213 + iii |
Binding |
Bound in brown leather with gold tooling on the spine |
Binding Dimensions | 12 x 9.2 cm |
Provenance |
A. Brölemann, Lyon (bookplate on front flyleaf); donated to the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library by Atherton and Winifrid Bean in 1988 |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting 1-2 folios between fol. 60v-161r, 179v-180r, 185v-186r, 193v-194r; wanting at least one gathering as suggested by the titulus on the last folio; wanting miniatures after fol. 38, 94, and 102; fol. 88 contains overpainting; much of the gold lettering has been removed, particularly in the calendar; many leaves have been trimmed |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | France, Rouen (?) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Year Range | 1450-1475 |
Support | Parchment |
Writing Space | 5.9 x 3.9 cm |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Roman |
Script(s) | Gothic Bastarda |
Decoration |
Nine miniatures: Visitation, fol. 52r; Nativity, fol. 67v; Annunciation to the Shepherds, fol. 75v; Adoration of the Magi, fol. 82r; Presentation in the Temple, fol. 88r; King David in Prayer, fol. 109r; Crucifixion, fol. 137r; Descent of the Holy Spirit, fol. 148r; Burial of the Dead, fol. 158r |

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 |
Only the calendar is in French; rest is in Latin |

Country |
United States
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City |
Collegeville (Minn.)
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Holding Institution | Saint John's University (Collegeville, Minn.) |
Repository |
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
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Shelfmark | Bean Ms. 2 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 219 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Language(s) | French; Latin |
Genre(s) | Books of hours |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Calligraphic; Decoration, Full-page; Drolleries; Illumination; Initial(s), Decorated; Marginalia; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Modern foliation on every tenth leaf up to fol. 130 (i.e., 131) and on fols. 25, 35, 45, and 55; no foliation after fol. 130 (i.e., 131); foliation error with fol. 60 repeated, and each folio number being one digit off after that (i.e., fol. 71 is labeled fol. 70, etc., up to fol. 131 (labeled fol. 130) |
Bibliography |
Alison Stones and John Steyaert, Medieval Illumination, Glass, and Sculpture in Minnesota Collections (1978), 58-66. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
HMML 00004 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/510546 |
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 | 219 leaf(ves) |
Collation |
iii + 213 + iii |
Binding |
Bound in brown leather with gold tooling on the spine |
Binding Dimensions | 12 x 9.2 cm |
Provenance |
A. Brölemann, Lyon (bookplate on front flyleaf); donated to the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library by Atherton and Winifrid Bean in 1988 |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting 1-2 folios between fol. 60v-161r, 179v-180r, 185v-186r, 193v-194r; wanting at least one gathering as suggested by the titulus on the last folio; wanting miniatures after fol. 38, 94, and 102; fol. 88 contains overpainting; much of the gold lettering has been removed, particularly in the calendar; many leaves have been trimmed |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | France, Rouen (?) |
Century(ies) | 15th century |
Year Range | 1450-1475 |
Support | Parchment |
Writing Space | 5.9 x 3.9 cm |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Roman |
Script(s) | Gothic Bastarda |
Decoration |
Nine miniatures: Visitation, fol. 52r; Nativity, fol. 67v; Annunciation to the Shepherds, fol. 75v; Adoration of the Magi, fol. 82r; Presentation in the Temple, fol. 88r; King David in Prayer, fol. 109r; Crucifixion, fol. 137r; Descent of the Holy Spirit, fol. 148r; Burial of the Dead, fol. 158r |
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 |
Only the calendar is in French; rest is in Latin |
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