(Q49712)
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ca. 1450
15. century
1425Gregorian
1475Gregorian
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Extent: fols. 1; membrane; 181 x 130 (94 x 60)
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Layout: 1 column, 14 lines
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Decoration: 2 2-line initials in alternating red and blue, both on grounds of burnished gold, with vines sprouting from one extending into the left margin and terminating in leaves and flowers in gold, green, blue, and red. 3 1-line initials in burnished gold on red and blue grounds highlighted with white penwork.
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Decoration: The upper, lower, and outer margins are filled with a profusion of penwork vines terminating in ivy leaves, stylized flowers, and foliage and separated on the lateral margins from the text by a bar of gold, white, red, and blue extending the length of the text block.
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Ruled in red ink
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Foliated "120" in pencil at the top right and lower left corners of the recto
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Provenance: Formerly the property of Otto Ege, Cleveland, OH. Ege broke this manuscript and distributed 40 of its folios as part of his portfolio set, Fifty Original Leaves. See Scott Gwara, Otto Ege’s Manuscripts, HL 30
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Conclusion of Nones and the majority of Vespers for the Office of the Holy Cross
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Incipit: crucem et mortem tuam inter iudicium tuum et animam meam nunc et in hora mortis meae
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Explicit: defunctis veniam et requiem ecclesie tue pa…
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26 August 2024
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26 August 2024
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