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Ms. Codex 690 - Catholic Church - [Breviary]
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Information about this record
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Catholic Church.
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| Title: |
[Breviary] [manuscript].
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| Origin: |
[France, 13--]
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| Physical description: |
205 leaves : parchment ; 110 x 81 (73 x 48) mm. bound to 115 x 89 mm.
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| Summary: |
Breviary (imperfect, misbound) perhaps produced in Langres. It includes the commemoration to St. Mammès, the patron saint
of Langres. The manuscript was originally numbered in 2 series, one for the Temporale (liturgical directions for the season
of the church year), the other for the Sanctorale (liturgical directions for the veneration of the saints). Folios 1-6 and
178-193 have no contemporary foliation, they contain portions of the psalms and the canticles.
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| Notes: |
Ms. codex.
Title from Zacour-Hirsch.
Foliation: Parchment, ii (modern paper) + 205 + ii (modern paper); [1-8], ix-ccv; contemporary foliation in roman numerals
on verso, in black for the Temporale, and in red for the Sanctorale, beginning on f. 9v; modern foliation in pencil, upper
right recto.
Layout: Written in 21 long lines.
Script: Written in Gothic book script by 3 different hands.
Decoration: Extensive rubrication, capitals and initials in red and blue throughout, some with red or purple filigree (f.
1r-6r, 178r-193v).
Binding: Modern calf, completely detached.
Origin: Written in southern France in the 14th century (Zacour-Hirsch).
Misbound, with some leaves missing.
Letter with a description of manuscript, 4 Nov. 1931, from the Library of Congress pasted onto endleaf, now detached.
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Codex 690.
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Codex 690
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