BnF, MS lat. 10536

BnF, MS lat. 10536 is a Book of Hours held in Paris’ Bibliothèque nationale de France. Produced in Picardy in the 15th century, the codex is notable for being one of a small handful of extant early cordiform (heart-shaped) manuscript books.

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Latin 10536
Black-and-white microfilm scan of a 2-page spread from a medieval manuscript book. The leaves of the book have been trimmed so that, when the book is laid open flat, the 2 halves create a heart shape. Each page bears 30 lines of Latin text with enlarged decorative initials, including 1 especially ornate initial decorated with fine pen-work.
BnF, MS lat. 10536, ff. 21v–22r
TypeBook of Hours
Date15th century
Place of originFrance, Picardy, (Amiens?)
Language(s)Latin
MaterialPaper, ink
Size151 ff.; 175 × 100 mm
FormatCordiform
Illumination(s)Initials, some with penwork

Description

Copied on paper, and measuring approximately 175 × 100 mm, the 151 folio codex contains a calendar (ff. 1r–8r), followed by the Hours of the Use of Amiens,[1]: 414 n.44  the likely place of its production.[2]: 101  Written in Latin, the text is ornamented with enlarged initials, some decorated with penwork.[3] The codex is bound in red Morocco stamped with the arms of Philippe de Béthune.[4]

Provenance

The Bibliothèque nationale de France purchased the book from M. de Bure, bookseller, in 1824.[4] The sale of the collection of the famous Parisian bookseller and bibliophile Charles Chardin took place in February and March of that year at Hôtel Bullion, Paris;[5] the manuscript had been lot number 155 in the sale.[4][6]

See also

References
  1. Orth, Myra D. (1993). "Radical Beauty: Marguerite de Navarre's Illuminated Protestant Catechism and Confession". Sixteenth Century Journal. 24 (2): 383–427. doi:10.2307/2541955. JSTOR 2541955.
  2. De Hamel, Christopher (2004). Les Rothschild collectionneurs de manuscrits. Translated by de Vigan, Monique. Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  3. "Heures". BnF Gallica. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.
  4. "Latin 10536". BnF Archives et Manuscrits. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.
  5. "Charles Chardin". British Museum. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.
  6. "Charles Chardin (1742-1826?)". BnF Data. Retrieved 14 Feb 2022.


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