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Brief Description of the Manuscript
Index of Selected Images from the Manuscript
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MS 2, which has also been referred to by scholars as the Syracuse
Hours or Le Louchier Hours, is a Book of Hours with a date of
post-1450. This manuscript of 223 leaves bears a coat of arms
that has been identified as belonging to the Le Louchier-De Buillemont
family, more specifically to Robert Le Louchier and Anne Croquevilain
who were married in 1435.
This Book of Hours of the Roman rite use consists of a calendar,
the Hours, the 7 Penitential Psalms, Litany, suffrages, and miscellaneous
prayers. The main text is in Latin with rubrics in French. It
is written in Gothic bookhand and appears in a layout of one column
of 15 rows of text with rubrics in red and the rest of the text
in brown/black ink. Family entries follow the main text which
record the births and deaths of the Du Questnoy family, later
owners of the MS. The manuscript was eventually donated to Syracuse
University Library, Department of Special Collections by John
M. Crawford.
The four full-page, richly illuminated miniatures, complete with
elaborate borders, have a facing page of text with borders and
decorative initials which complement the major composition depicted.
Decorative borders and decorative initials on these pages and
other pages which consist only of the decorative borders and initials,
are characterized by a variety of foliage--acanthus, vines, flowers,
strawberries, and the occasional animal--and rich, bold colors--blue,
green, pink, orange, yellow, and gold leaf. The illuminations
have been identified as characteristics of the Tournai workshop
and possibly are the work of the Master of Ghent privileges.
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ff.15v-16r, Crucifixion & accompanying text
f.20r, Border & Initial: Hours of the Holy Spirit
ff.24v-25r, Virgin & Child; Coat of Arms; accompanying text
ff.24v, Virgin & Child; Coat of Arms;
f.45r, Border & Initial: Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary
f.57r, Border & Initial: Prime
f.61r, Border & Initial: Terce
f.71r, Border & Initial: Vespers
f.77r, Border & Initial: Compline
f.85v, Border & Initial: Office from Advent to the Nativity
f.92v, Border & Initial: Office from Nativity to the Purification
f.101r, Border & Initial: Hours of the Spirit
ff.107v-108r, Decorative Initial: Lauds
ff.110v-111r, Decorative Initial: Terce
ff.112v-113r, Decorative Initial: Sext
ff.113v-114r, Decorative Initial: None
ff.114v-115r, Decorative Initial: Vespers
ff.121v-122r, Christ in Judgment & accompanying text
f.144r, Border & Initial: Office of the Dead
ff.205v-206r, St. Francis receiving the Stigmata & accompanying text
ff.205v, St. Francis receiving the Stigmata
ff.213v-214r, Heavenly Joys of the Very Blessed Mother of God
ff.214v-215r, Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
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