Bod-Inc: H-151

Horae ad usum Baiocensem (Bayeux) [French and Latin]

 

Analysis of Content

a1r [Title-page.]

a1v ‘Almanach pour xxi. au.(!)' [1488-1508.]

a2r [Anatomical man.] Incipit: ‘Quant la lune est en aries leo et sagitarius il fait bon saigner au colerique. Feu . . .’ Soleil 28. Some of the text is typeset, some is part of the woodcut.

a2v [Calendarium.] Roman calendar, with the addition of: 6 June ‘Claudii', 30 June ‘Marcialis', 11 Aug. ‘Susanne', 29 Nov. ‘Saturnini', 18 Dec. ‘Gaciani.’

a2v [Verse.] Incipit: ‘En ian uier que les roys venus sont | Glau me dit fremin mor font'; 4 rhymed verses for each month of the calendar. Soleil 155-7.

a8v [Evangelia.] Io 1, 1-14; Lc 1, 26-38; Mt 2, 1-12; Mc 16, 14-20.

b3v ‘Passio domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum Iohannem.’ Io 18,1-19,42.

b8r ‘Oratio.’ Incipit: ‘[D]eus qui manus tuas et pedes tuos et totum corpus tuum pro nobis peccatoribus in ligno crucis posuisti . . .’ See Franz, Benediktionen, II 103.

b8r ‘Oratio ad beatissimam virginem Mariam.’ Incipit: ‘[A]ue cuius conceptio solenni plena gaudio . . . (Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 1744); [Oratio.] [D]eus qui nos conceptionis, natiuitatis . . .’ See Leroquais, Livres d'heures, I 99.

b8v ‘Hore intemerate virginis Marie secundum vsum Baiocensem incipiunt feliciter.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine labia mea aperies . . .’

d2r ‘Ad matutinas de cruce.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine labia mea aperies . . .’

d3r ‘Ad matutinas de sancto spiritu.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine labia mea aperies . . .’ “Mixed” Hours: Matins of the Hours of the Cross and of the Holy Spirit are inserted immediately after Matins and Lauds of the Hours of the BVM, etc.

f4v ‘Sequuntur septem psalmi penitentiales.’ Ps 6; 31; 37; 50; 101; 129; 142.

g1v ‘Letania.’ ‘Ursicine' among the disciples; ‘Austachi cum sociis', ‘Maurici cum sociis' among the martyrs; ‘Romane', ‘Exuperi', ‘Ludouice', ‘Audoene', ‘Eligi', ‘Germane', ‘Iuliane', ‘Reuerenti' among the confessors; ‘Maria egiptiaca', ‘Martha', ‘Barbara', ‘Genouefa', ‘Radegundis', ‘Columba', ‘Opportuna', ‘Honorina' among the virgins.

g4r ‘Sequuntur vigilie mortuorum.’ Incipit: ‘Ad vesperas. Antiphona. Placebo. Psalmus. [D]ilexi quoniam . . .’

i1r ‘Sequuntur suffragia plurimorum sanctorum et sanctarum. Et primo. De sanctissima trinitate.’ Incipit: ‘Sancta trinitas vnus deus miserere nobis. Antiphona. Te inuocamus, te adoramus, te laudamus . . .’

i3r ‘De facie domini.’ Incipit: ‘[S]alue sancta facies nostri redemptoris . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 349 no. xli.

i3v ‘Oratio ad beatam virginem Mariam.’ Incipit: ‘Obsecro te . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 346 no. xxxviii.

i5r ‘Alia oratio ad beatam virginem Mariam.’ Incipit: ‘O intemerata . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 336 no. xxi.

i6v ‘Deuota contemplatio beate Marie virginis iuxta crucem . . .’ Incipit: ‘[S]tabat mater dolorosa . . .’ Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 19416.

i7v [Suffragia II.] (1) ‘Michaele'; (2) ‘Iohanne Baptista'; (3) ‘Iohanne Euangelista'; (4) ‘Petro et Paulo'; (5) ‘Iacobo'; (6) ‘omnibus apostolis'; (7) ‘Stephano'; (8) ‘Laurentio'; (9) ‘Christofore(!)'; (10) ‘Sebastiano'; (11) ‘pluribus martiribus'; (12) ‘Nicolao'; (13) ‘Claudio'; (14) ‘Anthonio'; (15) ‘Iuliano'; (16) ‘Anna'; (17) ‘Magdalena'; (18) ‘Katherina'; (19) ‘Margareta'; (20) ‘Barbara'; (21) ‘Apolonia'; (22) ‘Romano.’

k7v [Devotae orationes.] ‘Sensuiuent plusieurs deuotes louenges, peticions . . . (1) Premierement tu diras tu(!) matin quane(!) tu te leueras de ton lit.’ Incipit: ‘In matutinis domine meditabor in te, quia fuisti adiutor meus. [G]ratias ago tibi domine omnipotens eterne deus qui me in hac nocte . . .’ (2) ‘Quant tu istas hors de ta mayson'; (3) ‘Quant tu prendras de leaue benoite'; (4) ‘Quant tu seras deuant le crucefix'; (5) ‘Quant le prestre se retourne dy'; (6) ‘A le leuacion du corps nostre seigneur' (Leroquais, Livres d'Heures, II 340 no. xxvii[a]); (7) ‘Quant on lieue le calice dy' (Leroquais, Livres d'Heures, II 340 no. xxvii[b], no. xl, and Soleil 83).

l1v Gregorius(?): [Orationes sancti Gregorii.] ‘Nous trouuons es escriptures que nostre benoit sauueur Ihesucrist s'apparut vne foit a monseigneur saint Gregoire . . .’ Incipit: ‘[O] domine Iesu Christe adoro te in cruce pendentem . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II, 346 no. xxxvii.

l2v [Devotae orationes II.] (8) ‘Quant on prent la paix'; (9) ‘Quant on veult recepuoir le corps de nostre seigneur Iesucrist'; (10) ‘Quant on l'a receu'; (11) ‘Contre la tempeste'; (12) ‘Pour le roy'; (13) ‘Pour impetrer grace des pechez'; (14) ‘Contre la tentation de la chair'; (15) ‘Contre les mauuaises pensees'; (16) ‘Pour quelque tribulation'; (17) ‘Pour l'amy viuant en tribulation'; (18) ‘Pour ceulz qui vont en voyage'; (19) ‘Pour nos bienfaicteurs'; (20) ‘Pour les amis qui sont en necessite'; (21) ‘Pour le tien amy qui est mort'; (22) ‘Pour le pere et la mere.’

l4r ‘Orayson tresdeuote a dieu le pere.’ Incipit: ‘[M]on benoit dieu, ie croy de cueur . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 330 no. xiii.

l5r [Litaniae lauretanae.] ‘Oratio deuotissima dicenda die sabbati ad honorem intemerate dei genitricis virginis Marie.’ Incipit: ‘[M]issus est Gabriel angelus . . .’ Meersseman, Akathistos, II 244-7.

l8v [Colophon.]

†1r ‘Sequitur officium de conceptione beate virginis Marie.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine labia mea aperies . . .’

Imprint

Imprint: Paris: [Étienne Jehannot for] Pierre Regnault at Caen, 31 Oct. 1497. 8°.

Remarks: The first gathering appears to be a re-issue of that of Jehannot's edition of Heures à l'usage de Rome, 21 Aug. 1497, with Regnault's device replacing that of the printer; see BMC VIII 196, note to IA. 40821. l8v reproduced by Claudin II 246.

Collation

Collation: a b C d–l⁸ †⁴.

Types: Types: 115 G; 83 B; 65 G.

Leaves: 92 leaves.

Line number: 26 lines (b1r).

Type area: Type area: 108 × 58 mm, with borders 140 × 87 mm (b1r).

Illustrations: Woodcuts: Anatomical man (99 × 80 mm), 5 large (123 × 80 mm), 11 medium (75 × 54 mm), 29 small (39 × 25 mm). Each text page is within a combination of historiated borders and decorative elements such as architectural and floral designs.

Remarks: Leaf a1r, within borders: Device of P. Regnault (Polain, Marques, no. 10) | ‘Incipiunt hore beate ma | rie virginis | M E Iehannot'; a1v: ‘Almanach pour xxi. au.' a2r: [cut, anatomical man] | Quāt la lune eſt en cācer | . . .'; a2v: ‘Ianuari[us] ꝰ ʒ dies xxxi. Lūa. xxx. | . . .'; a8v: [woodcut] ‘Initium ſancti euangelii ſecundum Iohannem | Gloria tibi domine.'; b3v: [woodcut] | Paſſio domini noſtri ieſu chriſti | ſecundum Iohannem.'; l8v, colophon: ‘Ces preſentes heures a luſage de Ba | ieux furēt acheuees le dernier iour docto | bre. Lā Mil. CCCC. quatre. xx. [et] xvii. | Pour Pierre regnault Libraire de luni= | uerſite de Caen. demourant au dit lieu a | lenſeigne ſainct Pierre en froide rue'; †1r: [woodcut] ‘Sequitur officium de conceptione btē v̓ginis marie.'; †4v: ‘ . . . apud te fi | ducialiter ītercedat. Per dn̄m || Finis.’

References

ISTC: ih00339490

Proctor: Pr 8341;

Others: Bohatta, Horae, 28; Sheppard 6477-9.

LCN: 14461715

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