Livre d'heures.
Published: 1340
Language: lat
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Prayer-books and devotions -- Latin.; Books of hours -- Texts -- Early works to 1800.; Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Washington (D.C.); Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- France -- Paris.; Miniature books -- Specimens.
Notes: Schutzner, S.  Med. and Ren. ms. bks. in LC, 45
Ms., very probably of Parisian manufacture.
In Latin.
Title from spine of ca. 1800 binding. The book is in a slipcase lettered: Livre d'heures de la reine Jeanne de Naples.
The slipcased book is in a case (15 x 7 x 4 cm.) with separate compartment for a magnifying glass. Lettered on case: To Edith from Lessing August 9, 1951.
For detailed description see Schutzner.
Source: Gift of Edith G. Rosenwald, 1981.