Book of Devotions and Prayers

This material is held atUniversity of Leicester Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 338 MS 21
  • Former Reference
    • GB 338 MSS/021
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1401-1600
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Dutch
  • Physical Description
    • 135x100mm 1 volume 19th century leather binding, with spine title 'Missal'. Inscribed on the flyleaf 'Mary Anne Fraser / November 1st / 1831' and 'To / Edward Hornor / 1840'

Scope and Content

Book of Devotions and Prayers, including hours, mass devotions, prayers to saints, meditations etc.

Access Information

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Note

This Book of Devotions and Prayers was created in Flanders in the 15th or 16th century and is written in Netherlandish. It includes decorated gold initials and margins and has three coloured printed woodcuts inserted. It includes prayers for the Mass, meditations on the wounds of Christ, prayers to saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary, devotions for the canonical hours etc.

It is believed that it was created for use in a convent.

Other Finding Aids

Included in the publication: 'A handlist of the manuscript collection' , compiled by Brian Burch and Jenny Clark (Leicester University Library, 1998).

See also: Ker, N.R. ' Medieval manuscripts in British libraries ', (Clarendon Press, 1969-1983), Vol.III, pp.85-86.

Archivist's Note

Former reference MS021.

Description prepared by Andrew Lacey.