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  • Country of origin: France
  • Date: ca. 1350
  • Citations: Bond, W. H. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, no. 9
  • Provenance: McVitty (Ege)
  • Other: red and blue lettering and decorations, illumination. Note written at top of side 1: "Following the octave of Easter" [translation].

A breviary is a book containing the hymns, offices, and prayers for the canonical hours, to be recited daily by clerics in religious orders.

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1350

Keywords

manuscripts, medieval, middle ages, France, vellum, breviaries, illumination, Otto Ege

Disciplines

History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Medieval Studies

Breviary [Manuscript leaf, HU 3]

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