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Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 108v, Saint Anne and the Virgin Mary

1510

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printed by

Guillaume Le Rouge

(French, Paris, active 1493–1517)

France, Paris, 16th century

112 Printed folios on parchment, bound

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2009.276.108.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

A typical book of hours contains around a dozen suffrages, also known as memorials, from the Latin<em> memoriae</em>.

Description

Printed books of hours were produced between 1485 and 1520. Significantly less expensive than handwritten production, printing made books of hours’ popularity soar. More than 1,775 different versions were printed during this time, allowing much customization. This hybrid version has printed text but hand-colored images and comes from Paris, a major center of book production. Open to the suffrages, indicated in red at the top, one page is devoted to Saint Anne and one to Mary Magdalene. Other versions of this book of hours have less color and attention to detail, indicating a higher price paid for this edition.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Caeleste beneficium introivit in Annam per quam nobis nata est Maria virgo. V: Ora pro nobis beata Anna. R: Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. (Ant: A heavenly blessing entered into Anne, through whom the Virgin Mary was born for us. V: Pray for us, blessed Anne. R: That we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.) Oratio: Deus qui beatae Annae tantam gratiam donare dignatus es: ut beatissimam matrem tuam in suo gloriosissimo utero portare meruit: Da nobis per intercessionem matris et filiae tuae propitiationis abundantiam: ut quarum commemorationem pio amore amplectimur: earum precibus ad caelestem patriam pervenire valeamus. Per eundem

Inscription Translation

Prayer:O God, who vouchsafed to grant to blessed Anne such grace that she deserved to bear thy most blessed mother in her most glorious womb, grant to us through the intercession of thy mother and sister the abundance of thy graciousness, so that we may embrace their commemoration with holy love, and by their prayers be able to reach heaven, our native land. Through the same…