Walters Ms. W.193, Book of Hours Calendar Hours of the Cross Hours of the Holy Spirit Devotional Sequence Hours of the Virgin Seven Penitential Psalms Litany, petitions, prayers, and collects Office of the Dead Prayer to the Virgin Hours of the Passion Book of Hours Principal cataloger Randall, Lilian M.C. Cataloger Herbold, Rebekah Editor Herbert, Lynley Copy editor Dibble, Charles Contributor Brown, Emily Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Noel, William Contributor Shartrand, Emily Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Wiegand, Kimber Conservator Owen, Linda Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 Completed for use of Cambrai, ca. 1450-60, this sizable Book of Hours is comprised of 265 folios, with two full-page miniatures (inserted) and thirteen historiated initials. Perhaps the focus on prayer rather than decoration was due to the presumed first owner, who was established in Mons and was associated with a Benedictine nunnery (dedicated to Sainte Waudry). Some Franciscan sympathies are indicated in the litany (fol. 147v), evinced by a citation of Bernardinus of Siena, Francis, and Clara. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.193 The primary language in this manuscript is Latin. The secondary language of this manuscript is French, Middle (ca.1400-1600). 1r - 265v Book of Hours Most headings and secondary divisions in French 4r - 15v Calendar Janvier. Calendar in French, less than half-full; graded in red and dark brown; also in dark brown ink: regular feasts, capitals stroked in a pale yellow wash, dominical letters "B" to "G"; contents indicate Mons (diocese of Cambrai); feasts of note include: Aldegund (Jan. 30), Veronus (Jan. 31, Invention, Cambrai; transfer of relics to St. Waudru at Mons, 1005; feast Mar. 30), Waldertrudis (Feb. 3, Mons; cf. Apr. 9, Aug. 12, Sept. 2), Lietphard (Feb. 4, "laffart," Cambrai) Julianus (Feb. 11, rare date, also in W. 195), Desideratus ( Feb. 12, "desir"), Juliana (Feb, 16), Crown of Thorns (Feb. 19, "Sainte couronne"), Aldetrudis (Feb. 25, Cambrai), Adrian (Mar. 4), Patricius (Mar. 10, "patris"), Veronus (Mar. 30; see Jan. 31), Acharius (Apr. 6, "acaire"), Death of St. Waldetrudis (Apr. 6, "Le trespas s[ain]te Wald[rude]," Mons; cf. Feb. 3, Aug. 12, Sept. 2), Constantine (Apr. 12), Landericus (Apr. 17, "landry"), Ursmar (Apr. 18, "ursmer," Cambrai), Peter martyr (Apr. 30, termed "pierre iacopin," rare; cf. "Piere le iacopin" in W. 88), Victor (May 7; cf. Jul. 7), Adalbert (May 20, "audeber;" perhaps reference to Hainaut count, regularly Apr. 22, cf. W. 88), Helen matron (May 21, "elaine"), Germanus (May 27, bishop of Paris, regularly May 28), Petronilla (May 31, "Pieronne"), Florentius (Jun. 20), Victor (Jul. 7, cf. May 7), Amalberga (Jul. 10, mother of St. Ablebert [or Emembert], bishop of Cambrai), Vincent (Jul. 14, Cambrai and Tournai), Transfiguration (Jul. 27), Germanus (Aug. 8, rare; as in Princeton, UL, Scheide 20 and W. 272), Gaugeric (Aug. 11, "grey," bishop of Cambrai), Waldetrudis (Aug. 12, Translations, Mons), Madalberta, (Sept. 7, daughter of Sts. Vincent and Waldetrudis, niece of St. Aldegund, founder and abbess of Notre Dame and St. Aldegonde at Mauberuge, diocese of Cambrai; also in litany, Jan. 6), Remigius (Oct. 1), Francis (Oct. 4), Dionysius and Ghislain (Oct. 9), Pelagia (Oct. 12 [regularly Oct. 1], as in BBR IV 1113, Horae, Ste. Gertrude, Nivelles, Guillebert de Mets group), Anastasius (Oct. 13), Donatian (Oct. 15, "donatijen," regularly Oct. 14; rare on this date, same in W. 263, spelled "donaes"), Gobert (Oct. 24, irregular date), Vincent (Oct. 29, Mons, same in Princeton, UL, Scheide 20 and W.272), Waldetrudis, All Souls (Nov. 2, "S[ain]te Wald[rude]. Les ames;" cf. Feb. 3, Apr. 9, Aug. 12, Mons), Livin (Nov. 12), Elizabeth of Portugal (Nov. 19, 'ysabel," queen; irregular date, parallels include W.88, W.164, W.719), Nocasius (Dec. 14); fols. 16r-v: blank, ruled 17v - 28v Hours of the Cross Domine labia mea 29r - 37r Hours of the Holy Spirit Sensieuent heures du saint espirit Domine labia mea 37v - 57r Devotional Sequence Pater noster qui es Fols. 37v-40r: Lord's prayer, Credo, confessional prayer for female suppliant, prayer of absolution, invocations to Virgin; fols. 40r-46r: Four Gospel Sequences (John 1:1-14, Luke 1: 26-38, Matthew 2: 1-12, Mark 16: 14-20); fols. 46r-49r: Prayer on Seven Last Words of Christ; fols. 29r-50v: Hymn, appended prayer; fols. 50v-52r: Eight Verses of St. Bernard, appended prayer for female suppliant; fols. 52r-55r: Hymn to the Virgin, short appended prayer, rhyming prayer lamenting sorrow of Virgin by the Cross; fols. 55r-57r: Suffrage to St. Catherine; fols. 57r-58r: Suffrage to All Saints; fols. 58r-63r: Communion prayer to the Sacrament, Athanasian Creed, prayer to God; fol. 68v: blank, ruled 64r - 133v Hours of the Virgin Domine labia mea aperies Hours of the Virgin, for use of Cambrai, written consecutively; invocation to All Saints at end of canonical hours from Lauds on; headings in French at canonical hours beginning with "laudes" 134r - 147v Seven Penitential Psalms Domine ne in furore 147v - 154r Litany, petitions, prayers, and collects Letanie des Sains Dilexi quoniam exaudiet Fols. 147v-154r: litany; fols. 147v, last line: Franciscan sympathy and terminus post quem of 1450 indicated by citation of Bernardinus of Siena, Francis, Clare; general contents indicate destination for Hainaut; sixteen apostles/evangelists/innocents: Peter to Luke; nineteen martyrs, of note: Quintinus, Lambert, Sebastian, Adrian, George, Cosmas, Damian, Dionysius, Nicasius; twenty confessors, of note including: Germanus, Eligius, Aegydius, Medard, Anthony, Vincent, Veronus, Maurus, Ghislain, Remigius, Francis, Bernardinus of Siena; twenty-five virgins/widows/"continentes," of note including: Mary Magdalene, Mary Egyptian, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agnes, Lucy, Margaret, Catherine, Barbara, Agatha, Christina, Martha, Apollonia, Anne, Waldetrudis, Aldegund, Gertrude, Aldetrudis, "Madelberta," Elizabeth, Clare, Sophia, Fides, Spes, Caritas; fols. 152r-153v: petitions, invocations (written consecutively), cue to Psalm 69; fols. 153v-154r: two collects; fol. 154v: blank, ruled 155r - 207v Office of the Dead Dilexi quoniam exaudiet Fols. 193r-206v: sequence of Psalms, antiphons, prayers; fols. 206v-207v: collects for man, for woman, for parents, for all persons 208r - 217v Prayer to the Virgin Oroison a la vierge Missus est gabriel angelus Fol. 217v: blank, ruled 218r - 264v Hours of the Passion Domine labia mea aperies Hours of the Passion (Long Hours of the Cross), each canonical hour includes invitations, canticles, hymns, antiphons, capitularies, responsories, versicles; fols. 263v-264r: closing prayer to Christ; fol. 264v: blank, ruled

Parchment carefully selected and highly prepared; spine vertical; prickings visible along edge of outer and upper margins and at head

 Foliation: 265+bis20.5 14.3 10.1 6.8 Fol. 92bis accounts for noted bis in formula; modern pencil foliation upper right corners rectos

Quire 1: 4, first folio is pastedown, with fourth folio cancelled (fols. 1-2), Quire 2: 8 (fols. 3-10), Quire 3: 6 (fols. 11-16), Quire 4: 8, with first folio added (fols. 17-25), Quires 5-8: 8 (fols. 26-57), Quire 9: 8, with seventh folio added (fols. 58-66), Quires 10-17: 8 (fols. 67-129), Quire 18: 4 (fols. 130-133), Quires 19-27: 8 (fols. 134-205), Quire 28: 2 (fols. 206-207), Quire 29: 8 (fols. 208-215), Quire 30: 2 (fols. 216-217), Quires 31-35: 8 (fols. 218-257), Quire 36: 8, with ninth folio added as pastedown (fols. 258-265) Full-page miniatures are inserted

 Layout does not apply to calendar: written surface 11.2 x 6.9 cm, 3 columns, 16 lines Littera batarda Fol. 17v: full-page miniature; fol. 18r: large illuminated decorated initial (5 lines) Fol. 29r: historiated initial (5 lines) Fol. 37v: historiated initial (4 lines) Fol. 64v: full-page miniature; fols. 90v, 102r, 112v, 116v, 120v 128r: historiated initial (5 lines); fol. 108r: historiated initial (6 lines) Fol. 134r: historiated initial (5 lines) Fol. 155r: historiated initial (5 lines) Fol. 208r: historiated initial (3 lines) Fol. 218r: historiated initial (6 lines) Two full-page miniatures (inserted); thirteen historiated initials (3-6 lines), all but two liturgical divisions open with small historiated initials, executed in a style often associated Mons; borders are gold burnished on dark grey or black bole, the abundant use of purple for acanthus, flowers, and berries is a major element of note; full-page miniatures include borders on all four sides of fine quality, margins filled, smaller decorated initials for "K L" in calendar and for secondary divisions (2 lines); small decorated initials for versals (1 line); geometric line-fillers in litany; rubrics in red, text in dark brown ink; these miniatures are renderings of significant Passion and Infancy episodes are early examples of the combined impact of monumental painting and masterpieces of illumination created in both the North and South Netherlands Crucifixion Hours of the Cross Full-page miniature Initial "D" with Pentecost Hours of the Holy Spirit Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "P" with Agony in the Garden Devotional Sequence: Pater noster Historiated initial "P," 4 lines Annunciation Hours of the Virgin: Matins Full-page miniature Initial "D" with Visitation Hours of the Virgin: Lauds Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "D" with Nativity-Adoration Hours of the Virgin: Prime Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "D" with Annunciation to Shepherds Hours of the Virgin: Terce Historiated initial "D," 6 lines Initial "D" with Adoration of Magi Hours of the Virgin: Sext Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "D" with Presentation in Temple Hours of the Virgin: None Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "D" with Flight into Egypt Hours of the Virgin: Vespers Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "C" with Massacre of the Innocents Hours of the Virgin: Compline Historiated initial "C," 5 lines Initial "D" with Last Judgment Seven Penitential Psalms Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "D" with Raising of Lazarus Office of the Dead Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "M" with Annunciation Prayer to the Virgin: "Missus est angelus" Historiated initial "M," 3 lines Initial "D" with Crucifixion Hours of the Passion Historiated initial "D," 6 lines

Bound in Belgium, most likely contemporary; brown leather over oak boards, wide shallow exterior bevels; original sewing present on single tawed straps; panels with four vertical bands framed by quadruple fillets, some bands with walking deer and foliage-wrapped poles; outer bands feature square panels tooled with fleur-de-lis in barbed quatrefoil; spine has been rebacked with no liner overlays under pastedowns; gilt edges, painted with flowers of red and white on green stems, probably dating sixteenth/seventeenth century; evidence of side-pin and strap fastenings can be found on upper and lower covers; modern leather repairs present at anchorage points of straps and surrounding area

 Ca. 1450-60 CE Hainaut Created ca. 1450-60 for use in diocese of Cambrai, probably Mons; comparable to North and South Netherlandish illumination workmanship First owner, female (suggested by the presence of two prayers for a female suppliant in devotional sequence, fols. 37v-63v), Mons; fol. 147v: Franciscan sympathy indicated by citation of Bernardinus of Siena, Francis, Clare Petrus Philippus Jarinart, fifteenth century, his name signed after inscription in ink on back endleaf: "A moy premier commenchement" Gerardus Casteillon, his name inscribed twice on fore-edge London, Sotheby's, May 23, 1889, lot 78, sold to Seymour for £65 Jacques Rosenthal, Munich bookseller, a notation written in pencil on front pastedown Henry Walters, Baltimore, purchased between 1902 and 1931 Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters' bequest Relevant Works Randall, Lilian M. C. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Walters Art Gallery. Vol. 3. Belgium, 1250-1530. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press in association with the Walters Art Gallery, 1989; pp. 234-240, cat. no. 247; figs. 475, 476, 589, pl. XXXIVa Avril, François. "Jean le Tavernier: Un nouveau livre d’heures." Revue de l’Art 126 (1999): 9-22; p. 20 (n. 7). Art Medicine Museum Poetry Script Muhammad, the Prophet Kashmiri Horses Walters Art Museum Document Astrology Devotion History Legal Literature -- Poetry Literature -- Prose Liturgy Philosophy Science Science -- Medicine Scripture Sufism Theology Mineralogy Logic Geography Geomancy Cosmology Cartography Fortune-telling Koran Qur`an Firman Palimpsest Prayer Bible Gospels Psalter Missal Lectionary Book of Hours Antiphonary Homilary Processional Horologion Breviary Hymnal Chronicle Maghreb Sub-Saharan (West) Africa Turkey Afghanistan Central Asia Egypt England India Iran Iraq Pakistan Germany France Austria Netherlands Ethiopia Armenia Flanders Greece Mamluk Mughal Ottoman Ottonian Armenian Byzantine Abbasid Qajar Rajput Christian Arabic Austrian Dutch Egyptian Fatimid German Indian Islamic Persian Safavid Timurid Turkish Umayyad English French Flemish Ethiopian Carolingian Calligraphy Colophon Headpiece Illumination Illustration Medallion Miniature Ornament Painting Early Abbasid script Ragini Romanesque Gothic Watermark Grotesques Historiated initial Inhabited initial White-vine lettering Textura Batarda Humanistic Uncial Accordion book Album Book Codex Manuscript Heraldry Saint's Life Drawing Grisaille New Abbasid style Musical notation Russia Romania Charter Russian Genealogy Mass book Prayer book Gospel Lectionary Psalter-Hours Treatise Grammar Gloss Pontifical Private devotional text Gradual Protective scroll Scroll 10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 8th century 9th century Block book Caroline minuscule Central Arab lands (Near East) Chart English secretary hand Kufic Gothic book hand Original binding Treasure binding Gospel Book Spanish Spain Italian Italy Coptic Scrapbook American United States Maryland Historical Society Friendship book Friendship Biography Judaism Talmud Collection of Sermons Notable Notable binding Liturgical Devotional Scriptural Theological Legal Historical Scientific Scientific -- Medical Literary -- Prose Literary -- Poetry Philosophical Astrological Sufi English Book of Hours Prayer Prayer book Private devotional text Flemish Book Codex Historiated initial Illumination Flanders 15th century Devotion Walters Art Museum