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BRMS 168

Title

Subject

Catholic Church - Book of Hours

Description

Early modern manuscript Book of Hours illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings of scenese from the Passion and the Life of the Virgin. Three versions of prayers are included in calligraphy without corrections or insertions. The illustrations were likely based on a suite of Flemish or Dutch prints.

Source

BRMS 168. [Office of the Virgin]. Officium Beatae Mariae. [Austria? 1630s?] Illustrated manuscript on vellum.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Devotion

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Illuminated Book of Hours manuscript on vellum

Collection

Inscribed Illuminations and Inspirations: Manuscripts at Bridwell Library

Citation

“BRMS 168,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed January 16, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1816.