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Germany; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Semi-Gothic Script.

The Vulgate Bible, a translation credited to St. Jerome, was adopted by the Catholic Church as the authorized version. This leaf was written in Germany nearly sixty years after the…

France; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Gothic Script. This manuscript leaf came from a Book of Hours, sold probably at one of the famous shrines to which wealthy laymen made pilgrimages. To meet the demand for these books, the monastic as well as the…

Northern France; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Gothic Script.

The Book of Hours, the prayer book of laity, usually contains 16 sections. The section on prayers to the Virgin is the most important and most used, and its manuscripts exceed in…

The Netherlands; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Angular Gothic Script.

In assigning this leaf from a Book of Hours to the Netherlands it must be remembered that some sections of that country were once part of France, while others belonged to what…

The Netherlands; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Lettre de Forme. In the 15th century Books of Hours were as much in demand in the Netherlands as they were in France and England. In many of these books it is difficult to distinguish the Dutch Hours…

Germany; Early 16th Century. Latin Text; Lettre Bâtarde.

A Missal gives the service of the mass and is used by the clergy. The text is lengthy and in this large script would occupy many hundred pages. One wonders why this particular manuscript…

France; Early 16th Century. Latin Text; Cursive Gothic Script.

This beautiful manuscript leaf was written and illuminated about the year 1535 A.D. At this late date Books of Hours were also being printed in great numbers by such famous French…

The Bible from which this loose leaf has been taken was created nearly 750 years ago. The vellum is especially thin and the script is exceptionally small (probably written with a raven's feather), making it a remarkable scribal accomplishment.…

Denison already owns a leaf from this same source manuscript (Fifty Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts,item 40). Other loose leaves are owned by the University of Minnesota, Fordham University, Smith College, Oberlin College, the Rhode Island School of…

Denison already owns a leaf from this same source manuscript (Fifty Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts portfolio box, item 32). Other leaves from the same source manuscript are owned by the University of Texas at Austin, the Franciscan University of…