Subject: Medieval Manuscripts
Period: 1300 (circa)
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3.5 x 4.5 inches
8.9 x 11.4 cm
Pair of vellum leaves from a Breviary written in Flanders, probably Bruges. It was used as a traveling breviary by Dominican or Franciscan monks, who traveled throughout Europe. Every Breviary begins with a Psalter and this leaf is from this section. The text is written in a neat Gothic bookhand. The decorations are very simple; only the initials to each verse are in blue or gold leaf. The text is from Psalms 105.
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Condition: B
Soiled with some stains along binding side as is to be expected for a leaf from a traveling breviary.
