Book of Hours, Use of Rome, known as the 'Salting Hours' or 'Marmion Hours'
Manuscripts
ca. 1470-1475 (made)
ca. 1470-1475 (made)
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Foliation: parchment (thin, rather white). i (15th-century) + 252 ff.
Number of lines: 16 lines0
Language: Latin.
Script: rounded Italianate Gothic bookhand.
Textual content:
ff. 1r-12v: Calendar.
ff. 13r-14v: Prayer to the Sacred Visage.
ff.16r-17r: Suffrage to St Katherine, followed by two petitions, a Verse and Response.
ff. 19r-26v: Hours of the Cross.
ff. 27r-33r: Hours of the Holy Spirit.
ff. 34r-40r: Votive Mass of the Virgin.
ff. 40r-46r: Gospel pericopes (John 1:1-14; Luke 1: 26-38; Matthew 2: 1-12; Mark 16: 14-20).
ff. 47r-117v, 119r-128r: Hours of the Virgin, followed by seasonal variations of the Hours of the Virgin.
ff. 130r-151v: Penitential Psalms, with litany.
ff. 154r-202r: Office of the Dead, Use of Rome.
ff. 203r-210r: Prayers to the Virgin.
ff. 210v-232v: St Jerome’s Psalter.
ff. 232v-250v: Devotional sequence: prayers to Christ, the Virgin, God the Father and suffrages to saints.
Decoration: 12 large miniatures in semi-circular gold frames within borders, matching borders enclosing text on opposite pages (ff. 15v, 18v, 79v, 85v, 91v, 97v, 103v, 118v, 129v, 152v, 153v, 213v).1 full-page miniature (f. 153r). Decorated borders, surrounding text or a miniature on 4 sides (ff. 13r, 15v-16r, 18v-19r, 27r, 47r, 67r, 79v-80r, 85v-86r, 91v-92r, 97v-98r, 97v, 103v-104r, 112r, 118v-119r, 129v-130r, 152v, 153v-154r, 213v-214r; 7 text pages with borders but lacking opposite miniatures). Initials of alternate gold and silver on black grounds with metal patterns like damascened work.
Artists: multiplicity of hands, from several workshops:
- workshop of Willem Vrelant, based in Bruges (miniature on f. 15v and borders on ff. 15v-16r)
- workshop of Simon Marmion, based in Valenciennes (miniatures on ff. 18v, 79v, 91v, 103v, 118v, 129v, 152v, 153v, 213v)
- Master of Fitzwilliam 268, based in Bruges (miniatures on ff. 85v, 97v, 153r; borders on ff. 13r, 67r, 79v-80r, 85v-86r, 91v-92r, 97v-98r, 103v-104r, 112r, 118v-119r, 129v-130r, 213v-214r)
- Master of the Dresden Prayerbook, based in Bruges (borders on ff. 18v-19r, 27r, 47r, 152v, 153v-154r)
Binding:
(1) 19th-century, France. Red velvet in frame of enamelled gold, with enamelled medallions of the Virgin and St. John the Baptist; 2 clasps. Possibly by Reinhold Vasters.
(2) Medieval (?). f.1 once a fly-leaf. 5 sewing stations and thick cord around the spine.
Number of lines: 16 lines0
Language: Latin.
Script: rounded Italianate Gothic bookhand.
Textual content:
ff. 1r-12v: Calendar.
ff. 13r-14v: Prayer to the Sacred Visage.
ff.16r-17r: Suffrage to St Katherine, followed by two petitions, a Verse and Response.
ff. 19r-26v: Hours of the Cross.
ff. 27r-33r: Hours of the Holy Spirit.
ff. 34r-40r: Votive Mass of the Virgin.
ff. 40r-46r: Gospel pericopes (John 1:1-14; Luke 1: 26-38; Matthew 2: 1-12; Mark 16: 14-20).
ff. 47r-117v, 119r-128r: Hours of the Virgin, followed by seasonal variations of the Hours of the Virgin.
ff. 130r-151v: Penitential Psalms, with litany.
ff. 154r-202r: Office of the Dead, Use of Rome.
ff. 203r-210r: Prayers to the Virgin.
ff. 210v-232v: St Jerome’s Psalter.
ff. 232v-250v: Devotional sequence: prayers to Christ, the Virgin, God the Father and suffrages to saints.
Decoration: 12 large miniatures in semi-circular gold frames within borders, matching borders enclosing text on opposite pages (ff. 15v, 18v, 79v, 85v, 91v, 97v, 103v, 118v, 129v, 152v, 153v, 213v).1 full-page miniature (f. 153r). Decorated borders, surrounding text or a miniature on 4 sides (ff. 13r, 15v-16r, 18v-19r, 27r, 47r, 67r, 79v-80r, 85v-86r, 91v-92r, 97v-98r, 97v, 103v-104r, 112r, 118v-119r, 129v-130r, 152v, 153v-154r, 213v-214r; 7 text pages with borders but lacking opposite miniatures). Initials of alternate gold and silver on black grounds with metal patterns like damascened work.
Artists: multiplicity of hands, from several workshops:
- workshop of Willem Vrelant, based in Bruges (miniature on f. 15v and borders on ff. 15v-16r)
- workshop of Simon Marmion, based in Valenciennes (miniatures on ff. 18v, 79v, 91v, 103v, 118v, 129v, 152v, 153v, 213v)
- Master of Fitzwilliam 268, based in Bruges (miniatures on ff. 85v, 97v, 153r; borders on ff. 13r, 67r, 79v-80r, 85v-86r, 91v-92r, 97v-98r, 103v-104r, 112r, 118v-119r, 129v-130r, 213v-214r)
- Master of the Dresden Prayerbook, based in Bruges (borders on ff. 18v-19r, 27r, 47r, 152v, 153v-154r)
Binding:
(1) 19th-century, France. Red velvet in frame of enamelled gold, with enamelled medallions of the Virgin and St. John the Baptist; 2 clasps. Possibly by Reinhold Vasters.
(2) Medieval (?). f.1 once a fly-leaf. 5 sewing stations and thick cord around the spine.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Book of Hours, Use of Rome, known as the 'Salting Hours' or 'Marmion Hours' |
| Materials and techniques | Ink, pigments and gold on parchment. Red velvet binding on wooden boards within a gilded metal frame. Enamelled decoration. |
| Brief description | Manuscript, Book of Hours (the 'Salting Hours' or 'Marmion Hours'), Southern Low Countries (Bruges, Valenciennes), ca. 1470-75. |
| Physical description | Foliation: parchment (thin, rather white). i (15th-century) + 252 ff. Number of lines: 16 lines0 Language: Latin. Script: rounded Italianate Gothic bookhand. Textual content: ff. 1r-12v: Calendar. ff. 13r-14v: Prayer to the Sacred Visage. ff.16r-17r: Suffrage to St Katherine, followed by two petitions, a Verse and Response. ff. 19r-26v: Hours of the Cross. ff. 27r-33r: Hours of the Holy Spirit. ff. 34r-40r: Votive Mass of the Virgin. ff. 40r-46r: Gospel pericopes (John 1:1-14; Luke 1: 26-38; Matthew 2: 1-12; Mark 16: 14-20). ff. 47r-117v, 119r-128r: Hours of the Virgin, followed by seasonal variations of the Hours of the Virgin. ff. 130r-151v: Penitential Psalms, with litany. ff. 154r-202r: Office of the Dead, Use of Rome. ff. 203r-210r: Prayers to the Virgin. ff. 210v-232v: St Jerome’s Psalter. ff. 232v-250v: Devotional sequence: prayers to Christ, the Virgin, God the Father and suffrages to saints. Decoration: 12 large miniatures in semi-circular gold frames within borders, matching borders enclosing text on opposite pages (ff. 15v, 18v, 79v, 85v, 91v, 97v, 103v, 118v, 129v, 152v, 153v, 213v).1 full-page miniature (f. 153r). Decorated borders, surrounding text or a miniature on 4 sides (ff. 13r, 15v-16r, 18v-19r, 27r, 47r, 67r, 79v-80r, 85v-86r, 91v-92r, 97v-98r, 97v, 103v-104r, 112r, 118v-119r, 129v-130r, 152v, 153v-154r, 213v-214r; 7 text pages with borders but lacking opposite miniatures). Initials of alternate gold and silver on black grounds with metal patterns like damascened work. Artists: multiplicity of hands, from several workshops: - workshop of Willem Vrelant, based in Bruges (miniature on f. 15v and borders on ff. 15v-16r) - workshop of Simon Marmion, based in Valenciennes (miniatures on ff. 18v, 79v, 91v, 103v, 118v, 129v, 152v, 153v, 213v) - Master of Fitzwilliam 268, based in Bruges (miniatures on ff. 85v, 97v, 153r; borders on ff. 13r, 67r, 79v-80r, 85v-86r, 91v-92r, 97v-98r, 103v-104r, 112r, 118v-119r, 129v-130r, 213v-214r) - Master of the Dresden Prayerbook, based in Bruges (borders on ff. 18v-19r, 27r, 47r, 152v, 153v-154r) Binding: (1) 19th-century, France. Red velvet in frame of enamelled gold, with enamelled medallions of the Virgin and St. John the Baptist; 2 clasps. Possibly by Reinhold Vasters. (2) Medieval (?). f.1 once a fly-leaf. 5 sewing stations and thick cord around the spine. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting in 1910. |
| Object history | (1) Collection of Frédéric Spitzer. Sold at the Spitzer sale of 1893 (Spitzer cat., p. 140, no. 25). (2) Collection of George Salting, bequeathed to the V&A in 1910. |
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| Collection | |
| Library number | MSL/1910/2384 (Salting 1221) |
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| Record created | March 1, 2017 |
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