(Q49766)
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ca. 1480
15. century
1465Gregorian
1495Gregorian
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Extent: fols. 1; membrane; 172 x 122 (100 x 68)
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Layout: 1 column, 20 lines
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Decoration: 2 2-line and 15 1-line initials in gold on alternating red and blue grounds highlighted with gold penwork. Marginal panel decoration on recto and verso of pink, blue, and red scrolling foliage, green leafy stalks terminating in blue flowers with white highlights, strawberies, and pink blossoms with white highlights
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Ruled in violet ink
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Gold in the marginal panels breaks and overlays the black ink frame, indicating that the frame was outlined first, with the gold added later
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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 48
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Text for the first Nocturn of Matins in the Hours of the Virgin Mary
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Incipit: mortis suscipe . Gloria tibi do / mine qui natus
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Explicit: suum et ipse tanquam sponsus procedens de
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26 August 2024
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26 August 2024
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