Book of Hours of Mary Stuart - St. Petersburg Codex

Lat. Q.v.I.112 National Library of Russia (St. Petersburg, Russia)

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Stundenbuch der Maria Stuart - Russischer Codex
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 458 pages / 26.3 × 19.5 cm
Origin: France
Date: Middle of the 15th century
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Gothic
Genre: Private Devotion Books
Language: Latin
French
Script: Gothic Textura
Illustrations: 22 full-page miniatures, floral borders on every page
Content: Calendar, sequences from the Gospels, hours of the Virgin, hours of the Cross, hours of the Holy Spirit, penitential psalms, litany of saints, office of the dead, and a variation of French prayers to St. Margaret, St. Catherine, St. Peter of Luxembourg, a
Artist / School: Bedford style
Previous Owners: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542–1587)
James Stuart (1566–1625)
Charles I of England (1600–1649)

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Facsimile Editions

#1 Das Stundenbuch der Königin Maria Stuart

Kindler Verlag / Coron Verlag – Gütersloh

Publisher: Kindler Verlag / Coron Verlag – Gütersloh

Limited Edition: 600 copies

Binding: Blue binding made of shimmering Asahi fabric with two golden clasps; both facsimile and commentary come in a matching, handmade decorative box (ca. 37.5 × 29.4 cm)

Commentary: 1 volume

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding. The facsimile edition is also distinguished by the extensive use of real gold applied to the miniatures, calendar pages and the rest of the illumination.

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