(Q28699)
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Breviary (Dominican)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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Prayer books--Germany--Early works to 1800
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Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts--Early works to 1800
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Dominicans--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
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Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Germany--Early works to 1800
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Illumination of books and manuscripts--Germany--Early works to 1800
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Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Latin--Early works to 1800
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approximately 1370
14. century
1370Gregorian
1370Gregorian
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Extent: iii (sixteenth-century paper), 459, ii (sixteenth-century paper) : parchment, color illustrations ; 140 x 110 mm
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Title supplied by dealer, Les Enluminures.
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Collation: i8 [-8, +8, +9; stub follows f. 7 with singletons ff. 8 and 9 tipped in on either] ii-xv12, xvi8, xvii-xxxvi12, [+7; a small leaf, f. 432, sewn into the center of the quire], xxxviii8, xxxix8 [-7 following f. 152, cancelled with no loss of text, neat stub remains], xl8 [-6 -7 following f. 458, stub remains, cancelled with no apparent loss of text].
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Decoration: For the calendar: 31 lines, single column in red and and black. Repetition of 3-line intials "KL" across f. 2-7v alternate blue and red. The Breviary's main text is ruled in pale brown ink with full-length horizon and vertical bounding lines. Rubics written or underlined in red, capitals touched and sometimes underlined in red. The text features a number of decorated initials...
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The core of the Breviary was copied by a Dominican friar in 1370 based on the following in scription on f. 446v: "Anno domini Mo ccco lxxo". Based on the prominence of Dominican saints in the calendar, Konrad Tronner copied this Breviary for Dominican use, perhaps his own or the use of a Dominican nun in a sister house. The inclusion of certain Dominican patron saints as well as evidence of...
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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