Houghton Library Typ 32 is a mostly plain book of hours, Use of Paris, from about 1420. There's very little decoration, but when there IS, it's impressive, unadorned, unbordered text gives way to a full-block miniature with brightly-colored and gilded foliate borders on all 4 sides. The calendar, sadly, is entirely of the plain category, nothing but the 2-line KL at top to break up the black/red complete calendar pages. Even the text is plain: no double-saint days except the usual 2, St. Leu+Gille and St. James+Christopher; no titles at all; no Egyptian verses or other text outside the calendar apart from the name of the month. The beginning of July (f.7r below) gives a sample of the general feel, though this page has one slightly unusual element. On the 6th, there is the Octave for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, which is very common to see. It is rare, however, to see it with just Peter's name. Usually both are named, or if one dropped, Paul stands alone
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