Title
Preview
Image Approximate Date
ca. 1425
Creation Date
2015
Source
Accession 1500, Medieval Manuscript Collection
Description
Breviary. Single folio on vellum. Northern Italy, ca. 1425: 131 x 100 mm (written area 96 x 71 mm). Double column, 31 lines. Text: both leaves preserve texts for unidentified ferial days, with various lessons, versicles, responds, antiphons, and collects. Decoration: Alternating two-line initials in red and blue with astonishingly busy, intricate and delicate trailing penwork in contrasting colors (red on blue, purple on red), often looping throughout the margins, else rubricated.
Dimensions
131 x 100 mm (written area 96 x 71 mm)
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Rights
Information concerning Copyright must be secured in writing from the the Director of the Louise Pettus Archives.
Language
Latin
Media Type
Folio
Identifier
Accession 1500- Med MS 17A
Notes
Breviary—a book of the prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings for the canonical hours. Ferial—of or relating to a feria. Feria--a weekday of a church calendar on which no feast falls. Versicle—a short verse or sentence (as from a psalm) said or sung by a leader in public worship and followed by a response from the people. Antiphon—A psalm, anthem, or verse sung responsively. [Mish, Frederick C., ed. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1990.]
