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Book of Hours (Use of Paris) – Fragment

Parchment · 1 leaf · 1420 – 1440 CE · France

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Toledo, OH, Toledo Museum of Art, Fifty Original Leaves of Medieval Manuscripts (Set 12), no. 31
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  • Simmons School of Library and Information Science (Boston, Massachusetts) LIS 464 (Fall 2021) observations
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Liturgica
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Ege, Otto F. (Fragmentator)
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"amicos et benefactores nostros.../...iniquitatem perdes omnes" (Office of the Dead - end of Vespers, start of Matins, First Nocturne; start of Psalm 5). Manuscript dismembered by Otto F. Ege in first half of 20th century; leaves used as no. 31 in his "Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts" portfolio sets. Substantial tape pieces on top and bottom of right margin of recto, with some decoration covered at top. Description by Rebecca Kelly-Bowditch.

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