A leaf from a manuscript Breviary, produced in France, circa 1350 (Ege's handwritten notation on the mat is 1325). The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing the Proper for Palm Sunday. Decorated with initials in yellow and blue, with red, yellow, and blue penwork. Gwara Handlist entry, HL23.
… Breviary (Canturbury: 1350), manuscript leaf, Book of the …
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A leaf from a manuscript Breviary, produced in France for the English Market (cited by Ege as Book of Hours, Sarum Use (Canterbury), "Used at Canterbury and Salisbury" on the paper label)). The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing the Book of the Dead, featuring the passage Job 1:1-15. Decorated with illuminated initials in yellow, blue, and gold, with vines. Gwara Handlist entry, HL24.
A leaf from a manuscript Breviary, produced in Florence, circa 1465. The leaf is unfoliated, encompassing Antiphons and Psalm 101. Musical notation is of neumes on a 4 line staff. Decorated with initials in red, black, and blue and with an enlarged, illuminated initial to open Psalm 101 and marginal ornamentation. Gwara Handlist entry, HL32.
