(Q28594)
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Book of hours
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Catholic Church--Liturgy--Calendar
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Manuscripts, French--Michigan--Kalamazoo
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1450-1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 14 leaves : parchment, 168 x 118 mm.
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Complete calendar from a Book of Hours.
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Parchment. ff. 14. Unfoliated. Written space 90 x 65 mm. 16 long lines per page. Ruled in ink. Collation: 16 +2 inserted before 1, 26. Written in gothic textualis formata. Decoration: 1-line initials in gold on a ground of red or blue; borders of leaves in gold leaf on ivy vines with fronds and flowers in tempera. Two gatherings still bound and showing leather torn from previous binding. The...
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Produced in France, Normandy - probably in Bayeux. Calendar includes Saint Regnobert, Bishop of Bayeux. A pilgrim badge impression on the verso of folio 2: four badges, two larger and two smaller ones in a vertical row - they were attached with needle and thread to the page preceding the calendar. The practice of attaching the badges to the pages of devotional books flourished in the regions...
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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