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Book of Hours – Fragment

Parchment · 1 fragment · 1400 – 1450 CE · France · 208 x 156 mm

F-lp4o

Sydney, The University of Sydney Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, Add. Ms 16
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Century
15th century
Text Language
Latin
Script Type
Gothic Script (generic)
Liturgica
Book of hours
Persons
Berckelman, Colin B (Previous Owner)
Summary

Provenance: The Library acquired this leaf in 1966 from the estate of Sydney photographer and avid bibliophile Colin B. Berckelman. Prior ownership not known.

Contents: The text opens at Terce, the Office of the Holy Spirit, and breaks off at the rubric for Sext, the Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Decoration: Three 2-line initials and six versal capitals in burnished gold, ovals alternately pink or blue with white tracery on grounds alternately blue or pink or a combination of the two colours. Matching bar line fillers. Versals heightened with pale tint. Red rubrics.

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