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HRC 2 Catholic Church. Book of hours, use of Rome. France: 15th and 19th/20th century. 98 leaves: parchment, 190 x 125 mm. Written in Latin, Gothic textualis formata script. Layout is 19 long lines ruled in faint red ink. Decorated with thirteen full-page miniatures, one half-page miniature, and 144 bas de page vignettes, the majority depicting animals; all or most miniatures overpainted or modern fabrications, using gold paint and lacquer. Binding: Rebound in alum tawed goatskin, 1980s; previous binding full brown tanned goatskin binding by Riviere (retained as HRC 2a). Provenance: From the William H. and Miriam Lutcher Stark Collection; see De Ricci, University of Texas no. 6. Bibliography: Marchita Bradford Mauck, "The Problems of Texas Ms Misc. Hours 2. A Book of Hours of the Virgin." Master's thesis, Tulane University, 1967. Use: Unrestricted, for either reading room or classroom use, but coach user: use cradle. Facsimile: Complete digital facsimile available. Information folder: Yes