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Breviarium ad usum ordinis S. Benedicti. Two joine

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Breviarium ad usum ordinis S. Benedicti. Two joined leaves of a Latin breviary, handwritten on vellum ca 1380, most likely in a French Benedictine scriptorium. Beautiful example of a medieval Latin manuscript on fine vellum, written in two columns of 32 lines each. The writing is in dark brown ink, occasionally in red ink, embellished by large initials in blue and red, heightened by scroll work. Very fine vellum with the usual age toning. Some soiling, spotting, or staining, minor fading of the ink in places, slight wrinkling, minor marginal damage. The fold shows traces of having been part of a quire. Dimensions of each leaf: 6.1" x 4.25" (153 mm x 108 mm); writing surface ca 4.75" x 3.15" (122 mm x 80 mm).