© National Library of Scotland
The Murthly Book of Hours
Artist: Medieval
Location: National Library of Scotland
Date: 1310
Materials: Illuminated manuscript on vellum
Grant:
Amount Paid: £50,000 (Total: £550,000)
Review number: 3239 (1987)
Provenance:
The first owner was a lady in the Worcester area. May have belonged to the MacDougalls of Lorn; Stewart family of Grandtully until 1871; James Gibson Craig; bought by the 3rd Marquess of Bute in 1887.
Description:
Illuminated manuscript of 215 leaves and 23 full page miniatures. Contents include a calendar, Hours of the Virgin and Holy Ghost, penitiential psalms, the litany and the office for the dead beside other prayers and psalms.
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