{"id":507,"date":"2016-11-16T13:30:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T17:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/hargretthoursproject\/?p=507"},"modified":"2016-11-21T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T18:31:11","slug":"surprise-its-hours-of-the-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/hargretthoursproject\/surprise-its-hours-of-the-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! It’s Hours of the Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of our project, our group was assigned to study the Hours of the Virgin found within fol. 13v and fol. 41v of the University of Georgia\u00a0<\/span>Hargrett Book of Hours MS 836. \u00a0In the context of Books of Hours, the Hours of the Virgin are usually very standard. \u00a0They reflect the liturgical day for a layperson seeking to free their loved ones from purgatory by reciting each prayer assigned to a different hour of day. \u00a0With the uniformity of this section we decided to deal with it pragmatically. \u00a0The work was divided into sections with Jared transcribing, Sarah Kate cataloguing the decorations for the entire codex, Madison assisting the rest of the class in determining the use of the manuscript, and myself identifying any missing leaves and change in scribal hand. \u00a0Our approach was simple, however there arose a slight problem.<\/span>
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Hargrett Book of Hours MS 836, Terce Hour, fol. 18v<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When we began our transcription, we were completely lost. The Psalms typically used for each liturgical hour did not match our Hypertext transcription and only one rubric, or title, was present on fol. 18v marking the Terce hour. \u00a0Initially we believed this to be our inexperience with the script lettre b\u00e2tarde and pursued other Books of Hours that accurately matched the Hargrett Hours. \u00a0This too proved fruitless and we were back to square one again. \u00a0Upon further review, we realized this manuscript was more unique than we anticipated. \u00a0It was then decided to approach this text differently by dissecting the section in its individual parts, first starting with the Psalms, then the hymns, and onto the capitulums. \u00a0With this approach we were free from the frustration of the inconsistencies between the Hargrett\u2019s Hours of the Virgin and the Hypertext version, while matching any block of text to an online source to assist with transcription. \u00a0Then, something incredible happened. <\/span><\/p>\n

On fol. 15v line 2 begins the hymn \u201cChristum Ducem,\u201d and upon searching for these lyrics a manuscript from Copenhagen matched the lyrics exactly. \u00a0Initially we believed this manuscript, listed as NkS 8\u00b0 27c, simply utilized the same hymns, however, the more we identified the more the manuscript matched our Hours of the Virgin. \u00a0However, this manuscript from Copenhagen is not in fact the Hours of the Virgin, but Hours of the Passion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hargrett Book of Hours, Hymn “Christum Ducem,” fol. 15v<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hours of the Passion might appear similar to Hours of the Virgin with the division of the liturgical day; however, they are more closely related to Hours of the Cross. \u00a0The hours are divided into prayers that relate to the Passion of Christ and are much shorter than Hours of the Virgin. \u00a0Hours of the Cross do not include Psalms or the Lauds hour and consists of versicles and responses, hymns, oratios, and a prayer. \u00a0Hours of the Passion are simply an extended version of this to include Lauds, Psalms, and capitulums, and were not as popular due to their length. <\/span><\/p>\n

Upon suspicion our section was in fact Hours of the Passion, it was important to be absolutely certain it was just that and not an extremely unique version of Hours of the Virgin. \u00a0We relied heavily on the transcription of the Copenhagen Horae de Passione Domini as well as compared our section to other manuscripts containing the Hours of the Passion. \u00a0The Terce Hour in our section became a vital marking point that allowed us to easily compare with other Books of Hours due to the absence of our opening leaves and rubrication. \u00a0The common factors among our texts have been the hymns, the opening prayers, the capitulums, and oratios. \u00a0The only variations between some of these manuscripts and our own are the Psalms, which are typically uniform in their use in Hours of the Virgin. However, our text is not the Hours of the Virgin but something relatively unique.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our discovery provided even more questions. \u00a0For instance, our \u201cdetermining-use\u201d liaison, Madison, explained the determined-use of the manuscript is reflected in both the Calendar section as well as in the Hours of the Virgin. \u00a0While we have the calendar in our manuscript, there is the absence of the Hours of the Virgin and the inconsistent uses among the other manuscripts including Hours of the Passion. \u00a0Manuscripts we have found fall under use of Paris, Rome, Bruge, and Sarum, and all have their own slight variations. \u00a0Another problem presented in our discovery is the fact that the only transcribed version of Hours of the Passion is the Copenhagen manuscript stated above, making it difficult to compare. \u00a0Therefore, our transcription is even more vital for further research of these unique prayers. \u00a0The next step in furthering our research of the Hargrett Hours of the Passion is to determine the purpose of the opening leaves as it is the most inconsistent section and devoid of an opening leaf, as well as continuing to transcribe it while comparing it to other versions of Hours of the Passion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Samantha Harper for Research Group 2 (Madison Hogan, Sarah Kate Johnson, Jared Long)<\/p>\n

References<\/span><\/p>\n

Bible Study Tools, Latin Vulgate\u00a0http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

British Library Book of Hours MS 50001\u00a0http:\/\/www.bl.uk\/manuscripts\/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_50001<\/a><\/p>\n

British Library Bedford Hours MS 18850\u00a0http:\/\/www.bl.uk\/manuscripts\/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_18850<\/p>\n

British Library Hours of Joanna of Castile MS 18852 http:\/\/www.bl.uk\/manuscripts\/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_18852\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

British Library Hours of the Passion, the Wardington Hours MS 82945 \u00a0http:\/\/www.bl.uk\/manuscripts\/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_82945<\/a><\/p>\n

British Library The Dunois Hours Yates Thompson MS 3 http:\/\/www.bl.uk\/manuscripts\/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Yates_Thompson_MS_3\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Horae de Passione Domini, KB NkS 27c 8\u00b0\u00a0http:\/\/manuscripts.org.uk\/chd.dk\/nks\/nks27c_h_passio.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Hypertext Book of Hours\u00a0http:\/\/www.medievalist.net\/hourstxt\/home.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

The LiederNet Archive\u00a0http:\/\/www.lieder.net\/lieder\/get_text.html?TextId=93118<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Georgia Hargrett Book of Hours, MS 836<\/p>\n

Wieck, Roger S.\u00a0Time Sanctified.\u00a0<\/em>New York: George Braziller, 1988. Print.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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