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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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