[Book of hours]
Contributors: Cunnion, Theodore, former owner; Loyola College (Yorktown, N.Y.); Novitiate of St. Andrew-on-Hudson (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.); Fordham University. Libraries
Published: 1380
Language: lat
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Books of hours; Prayers and devotions; Texts; Early works to 1800; Catholic Church; Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Other titles: Saint Michel hours
Work titles: Book of hours (Fordham University. MS 04)
Description: Text incomplete; on fol. 11v, "Saint Michel" in lieu of "Saint Andrieu" for November 30.
Notes: Ms. codex.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Collation: Parchment, fol. i + 135 + ii

Layout: Single column, 13 lines; ruled in faint red ink.

Script: Gothic; liturgical book hand; there are several modern hands in the codex (at least six).

Decoration: Single illumination of Pentecost, featuring the apostle John(?) reading a book while the other apostles look on (fol. 100v); ivy leaf flourishing used to denote the beginning of a new section of text, major initials decorated with gold leaf and ivy flourishing, minor initials in the same hierarchy alternate colors.

Binding: Wooden boards with paper covers, probably original.

Origin: Possibly a mass produced book of hours, created at a commercial Parisian workshop.

Byname: Saint Michel hours.

Shelfmark: New York, Fordham University, Walsh Library, MS 04

Gift; acquired from Rev. Theodore Cunnion, S.J. through the agency of Br. Jensen, SJ, 1998.

Latin, calendar in Middle French.

Rev. Theodore Cunnion, S.J. (1970-1998); Mary D. Reiss Library, Loyola Seminary at Shrub Oak, NY (1957 - 1970); St. Andrew-on-Hudson (1903 - 1957); Claudes Deix, 1716; the codex most likely came to the United States via the New York-Canada Jesuit Mission of the 19th century.

Description based on record in Digital Scriptorium created by James Manning, http://ds.lib.berkeley.edu/MS04_3