Walters Ms. W.834, Prayer book Prefatory image Prayer of St. Bernard Prayers on the wounds of Christ Prayers on the Holy Sacrament On the Examination of Conscience Prayers to the Virgin Seven Penitential Psalms Litanies Prayers for the souls Prayer of Offering to God the Father and Holy Sacrament Prayer for the soul Clock of Eternal Wisdom Prayers Gospels lections on the Passion of Christ Prayer book Cataloger Dutschke, Consuelo Cataloger Valle, Chiara Cataloger Walters Art Museum curatorial staff and researchers since 1934 Editor Herbert, Lynley Copy editor Dibble, Charles Contributor Bockrath, Diane Contributor Boot, Christine Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Noel, William Contributor Pizzinato, Riccardo Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Toth, Michael B. Conservator Owen, Linda Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 This prayer book was written in Dutch ca. 1475. It is notable for its full-page miniature introducing the prayers, which represents a clock containing the crown of thorns, centered between the names of Christ and the Virgin in gold and blue. Reference to the mystical meaning of the clock is found in the manuscript, which contains Henry Suso's text of the clock of the eternal wisdom. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.834 The primary language in this manuscript is Dutch; Flemish. 2v - 201r Prayer book 2v - 2v Prefatory image 3r - 9r Prayer of St. Bernard 9v - 25r Prayers on the wounds of Christ 25v - 35r Prayers on the Holy Sacrament 35r - 42v On the Examination of Conscience 42v - 76v Prayers to the Virgin Fols. 42v-47r: Prayers to Mary; fols. 47r-50v: Prayer of St. Bernard on the Five Joys of the Virgin; fols. 50v-54v: Benedictions; fols. 54v-56v: Prayer of St. Bernard to the Virgin; fols. 56v-60v: O Intemerata; fols. 60v-76v: On the Birth of Mary 77r - 86r Seven Penitential Psalms 86r - 96v Litanies 96v - 106v Prayers for the souls 107r - 115v Prayer of Offering to God the Father and Holy Sacrament 115v - 126r Prayer for the soul 126r - 139v Clock of Eternal Wisdom 139v - 155v Prayers 156r - 201r Gospels lections on the Passion of Christ Fols. 155v-164v: Matthew; fols. 164v-172r: Mark; fols. 172r-179r: Luke; fols. 179v-201r: John

Thick parchment finely finished, well surfaced on both sides

 Foliation: ii+202+ii16.1 11.0 11.7 69.0 Modern pencil foliation; not all leaves have been foliated, with foliation sometimes continuous, sometimes alternating pages; fol. 127 is double foliated, resulting in the second being labeled 127a

ii, 1(3), 2-6(8), 7(10), 8-13(8), 14(6), 15-26(8), ii Modern quire numeration; in pencil, on the versos of the last folio of the quire, bottom right corner On the versos, bottom right corner; they are not consistent throughout the manuscript

Ruled in brown ink Full-page illumination of a clock incorporating a wreath in the center; a border of scrolling flowers and leaves punctuated with golden bezants frames the page, with imagery including an angel, a peacock, an ostrich, and a pelican feeding its young Decorated initial "G," fol. 3r; figure of Christ with the instruments of the Passion in the right margin One full-page miniature facing folio with decorated border with Christ and the instruments of the Passion; initials with blue and red penwork designs on the external margin mark major divisions of the text (3 to 5 lines); capital letters in blue or red for minor divisions (2 to 4 lines); rubrics in red, text in black ink Mystical clock Prayer book Full-page miniature Christ with the Instruments of the Passion Prayer book: Prayer of St. Bernard Historiated margin

The inscription around Christ reads: "OMNES DRACHT ALTYT IUDYN LIERT MYN BITTER LYN DEUM EUM SIVART."

Nineteenth-century binding; brown calfskin over wooden boards; sewn on four slit-towed straps; front and back covers tooled in blind; double frame with four leaves tooled in blind at the corners; four panels on the spine decorated with four leaves tooled in blind

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