(Q47255)
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23 July 2024
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Breviary
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Eliot, Samuel, 1821-1898
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Germany--1450-1500
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1474-1477.
15. century
1474Gregorian
1477Gregorian
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Extent: 378 leaves, bound : vellum, ill. ; 11 cm. (1 volume)
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Written in Germany for use in a Benedictine monastery in a hybrida script, with three miniatures (front pastedown, ff. 193v, 377v) drawn in pen, ink, and color wash on paper.
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In a 15th-century German leather binding over beech boards with blind tooling and metalwork ornaments.
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In a protective tray case, 18 cm.
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See curatorial file for fragments of the manuscript removed and conserved during end-processing.
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Formerly owned by W. F. Olis who bought the breviary in Paris in 1858; given to Samuel Eliot, grandfather of donor.
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Gift of Samuel Eliot Morison, 1926.
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25 July 2024
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