Manuscripts from England
'Bohun Psalter' made in England in the late 14th-century for Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester
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| Medieval and early modern manuscripts > Manuscripts from England > 'Bohun Psalter' made in England in the late 14th-century for Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester > (8) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/219671169 |
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| Description | The psalter follows the use of Sarum. The manuscript is very fully decorated with large historiated and smaller initials, and elaborate decorative frameworks surrounding a number of pages, using a range of colours and burnished gold. The contents are: (i) Calendar in black, blue and red; (ii) Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Advent (folio 9) and from Christmas to the Purification (folio 11 verso); (iii) Confession, attributed in the rubric to St John Chrysostom (folio 14); in the feminine form; (iv) Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary (folio 16). From Lauds onwards, each office is followed by the corresponding office from the Hours of the Cross; (v) Penitential Psalms (folio 34); (vi) Litany and prayers (folio 37); (vii) Litany of the Virgin and prayers (folio 41). The rubric (in French) attributes the Litany to St Anselm. The prayers include one to a guardian angel and one containing the fourteen articles of faith; (viii) Office of the Dead (folio 48); (ix) Psalter of St Jerome (folio 60 verso); (x) Prayers to be said during Mass (folio 65). The rubrics are in French and the prayers in the feminine form; (xi) Psalter, canticles, Athanasian creed and prayers (folio 69). |
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| Shelfmark | Adv.MS.18.6.5 |
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| Description | A selection of over 200 volumes of medieval and early modern manuscripts, dating from the 9th to the 17th century. Some of Scotland's most important early manuscripts are included in the many Scottish volumes. These are complemented by interesting and significant works of international origin, including volumes from France, England, the Low Countries, Italy and a number of other countries. Most of the manuscripts were collected by the Advocates Library, the forerunner of the National Library of Scotland. |
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