(Q17099)
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28 November 2023
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Single leaf from a Beneventan noted breviary : in Latin].
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Mayfair Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and Modern)--Italy
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Massachusetts--Boston
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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between 1200 and 1299?
13. century
1200Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 415 x 298 (315 x 200-208) mm with edges folded to approximately 384 x 286 mm
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Ms leaf.
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In Latin.
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Title devised by cataloger; date range based on script.
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Layout: Two columns, 31 lines per column.
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Script: Written in a Beneventan minuscule in brown ink with red rubrics and initials; capitals highlighted in red and yellow.
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Decoration: Red lombards, three-line penwork "d" filled in red and yellow on verso.
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Music: Neumes on a two-line staff; red line for "f," yellow line for "c."
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Origin: Written in southern Italy.
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Provenance: Used in the 17th(?) century as a book covering, with later inscription, in Italian. The year "1634" (1635, 1636, etc.) written in several places.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Mayfair Rare Books and Manuscripts, London, in November, 2020.
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Call number: MS pb Med.283.
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4 December 2023
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