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[Breviary fragments]

[England] : [Publisher not identified]

Manuscript. Probably written in England approximately 1400. In 2 columns (30 lines each) of Gothic bookhand. Main text in brown ink, with some words and verses in red. Initial verse capitals in red and blue and illuminated throughout.
Includes parts of the Athanasian Creed and the offices for Christmas, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and the feasts of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions; Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts--Manuscripts; Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens

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Place and date of production based on correspondence (dated 25th October, 1971) from the Assistant Keeper of the Manuscripts at the British Museum. Bound in a simple 20th century vellum over boards binding, with supplied blank pages to separate non-consecutive passages of the manuscript. In Latin

Western Manuscripts And Early Printed Books

2019-10-25

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