Breviaries
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Fragment of a breviary, 12th century
Upper part of leaf of a noted Breviary, containing portions of anthems, responsories, and lessons from a Common, probably that of Many Martyrs.
Writing
Fine hand in black ink, music neumes. Red lines for musical notation (neums). Blue and red slight filigree initials.
Fragment of a breviary, 15th century
Leaf of a 15th century Breviary containing part of the Sanctorale from 2nd Evensong of Saint Augustine to Lauds of the Beheading of Saint John Baptist. The leaf is quite faded, and the surface of the vellum has been rubbed/scratched on both sides, obscuring the text in some cases.
Writing
A very small hand, in black ink with some red initials and rubrication.
Fragments of an abridged breviary, possibly French, 14th century (?)
An abridged Breviary (known as a 'Portiforium), with remarkably short Lessons. It contains the Sanctorale from S. Thomas (21 Dec.) to S. Agnes (21 Jan.), and from S. Scholastica (10 Feb.) to Lady Day (25 March). The Proper for the following saints is included: Silvester, Felix, Marcellus, Prisca, Fabian, Sebastian, Anthony (added in margin later), Scholastica, Valentine, Chair of S. Peter, Matthias, Perpetua and Felicitas, and Gregory.
Little Office of Our Lady [Little office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Breviary. Latin], 13th century
This section of the manuscript contains the Little office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It starts on f.97r and ends on f.118r with the words que tua sit pietas, nee littera nee dabit etas.
MS 25: Breviary, late 15th century
