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NOTABILI ET SENTENTIE DI QUATTRO DOCTORI: GERONIMO, GREGORIO, AGUSTINO ET AMRUGIO
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NOTABILI ET SENTENTIE DI QUATTRO DOCTORI: GERONIMO, GREGORIO, AGUSTINO ET AMRUGIO

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Italy [Florence], colophon dated 1456-57. 268 x 187 mm. (10 1/2 x 7 3/8"). 176 leaves, COMPLETE, single column, 31 lines alternating red ink for Latin and dark brown ink for Italian translation, in a very fine humanist hand. Contemporary Italian panelled calf over wooden boards, cover with mitered frame of blind rules, inner arabesque roll frame, and central panel diapered in ogival compartments formed by interlacing semi-circular rope tools, raised bands, original clasps replaced with modern hardware, edges gilt and gauffered with chevrons and flowers, expertly rebacked to style. Paragraph marks in red or blue, initial letters of each sentence in contrasting color to main text, running titles in red, 10 ORNATE WHITE VINE INITIALS, the first two very large and extending quite far down the page, the letters burnished gold and skillfully linked with white vines against a pink and green background outlined with blue and further decorated with clusters of white dots (the drawing of a crowned female head… Read More
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

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1872-1959. 11 separately published works in 12 volumes.. 1) RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Bernard Quaritch, 1872) 218 x 163 mm. (8 5/5 x 6 1/2"). Third Edition. Original roan-backed cloth. Potter 137. Wear on spine, darkening of edges of cover, but still nearly an excellent copy. 2) RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1878) 175 x 130 mm. (6 3/4 x 5"). First Published American Edition from the Third London Edition. One of 500 copies printed. Publisher's reddish-brown cloth with gilt and black titling and decoration. Bookplate of Church Periodical Club. Potter 200 (variant binding). Minor defects, but near fine. 3) RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Boston: L. C. Page and Company, London: Macmillan and Company, 1898) 210 x 145 mm. (8 1/4 x 5 3/4"). Two volumes. Edited by Nathan Haskell Dole. Multi-Variorum Edition. Original white cloth with red and gilt decoration, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, publisher's red oil cloth dust jacket. Eight illustrations by multiple… Read More
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OFFERED AS A GROUP

OFFERED AS A GROUP

by A COLLECTION OF FIVE LEAVES FROM EARLY PRINTED HERBALS, INCLUDING ONE INCUNABLE

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15th-16th centuries. Largest leaf measures: 340 x 220 mm. (13 3/8 x 9 3/4"). Three leaves matted, two leaves loose. Each leaf with one or two woodcut illustrations, ALL BUT ONE LEAF WITH CONTEMPORARY HAND COLORING. ◆A few leaves lightly browned due to paper quality, one leaf with a dark but thin stain along the gutter edge, a couple leaves with remnants of mounting tape in margins, other small imperfections, but on the whole very clean and with no major condition issues. This group includes one leaf from each of the following books: 1. BOCK, HIERONYMUS. KREUTTERBUCH. Strassburg: Josiam Rihel, 1577. (VD16 B-6022); 2. FUCHS, LEONHART. NEW KREUTERBUCH. Basel: Michael Isengrin, 1543. Without hand coloring. (VD16 F-3243); 3. GART DER GESUNDHEIT. Edited by Johann von Cube. Mainz: Peter Schoeffer, 28 March 1485. (Goff G-97; BMC I, 35; ISTC ig00097000); 4. LONITZER, ADAM. KREUTERBUCH. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Egenolffs seligen Erben, 1582. (VD 16 L-2423); 5. RYFF, WALTHER HERMANN. REFORMIERTE… Read More
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TEXT FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER
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TEXT FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER

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Germany, late 15th century. 172 x 125 mm. (6 3/4 x 5"). [6] leaves. Single column, 32 lines in an angular gothic book hand. Unbound, but the quire still intact and with the remnants of stitching. Rubrics in red, "KL" in red or blue and "A" initials in blue. ◆A few of the decorative flourishes slightly trimmed at top margin, a hint of soiling and a little spotting in a few places, but these issues very minor, and as a whole the Calendar in really excellent condition. This is an excellent example of a complete calendar that would have appeared at the beginning of a Book of Hours or, given the limited decoration, possibly a liturgical book such as a Breviary (a condensed work containing the prayers, readings, and hymns of the Divine Office). The saints' days here are fairly typical and widely observed, though the rubrication of Sts. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia on June 15 is unusual; St. Vitus and his companions were especially venerated in Westphalia and eastern and northern Germany, and its… Read More
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HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA
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HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA

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France, late 12th century. 176 x 132 mm. (7 x 5 1/4"). Single column, 18 lines in a protogothic hand (text on one side only). Rubrics in red, "Liber" in upper margin in red. Recto and verso with scribblings by later hands, the name "Simon Pivante" clearly visible on recto, but the others illegible. ◆Recovered from a binding and thus with obvious staining, folds, and rubbing, a couple lines at top and bottom and a few other words here and there too rubbed to make out, but by and large still very legible and in a pleasing hand. This leaf is primarily of interest for its content, containing a rare example of Anastasius Bibliothecarius' "Historia Ecclesiastica" of the Byzantine Church (also known as the "Chronographia tripartita"), compiled from the works of the near-contemporary Greek authors Theophanes, Nicephorus, and Syncellus. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Anastasius Bibliothecarius (ca. 810-79) "learned Greek from Greek monks, and obtained an unusual education for his era, so that he… Read More
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TEXT FROM A HOMILIARY IN LATIN
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TEXT FROM A HOMILIARY IN LATIN

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Southern Germany(?), early 12th century. 240 x 310 mm. (9 1/2 x 12 1/4"). Double column, 16 intact lines in a large Romanesque script. Rubrics and two small initials in red, one three-line initial in red, and A STRIKING SIX-LINE (65 x 55 mm.) ROMANESQUE INITIAL "U" DEPICTING CHRIST WITH A BOOK AND ST. PETER WITH THE KEYS TO HEAVEN, the full-length figures and their garments drawn with simple black and red pen lines, Christ's robes and halo touched with a thin wash of green against a light blue ground, the initial drawn in red with light embellishment and washed with yellow. From the collection of Roger Martin (1939-2020). ◆Recovered as a binding lining and thus with overall darkening, creases, small holes, and other condition issues, but the text entirely legible; a small curved tear and a little abrasion just touching the side of the initial, coloring perhaps a bit faded, but overall in excellent condition, the figures intact and representing a remarkable and impressive survival. This is a large… Read More
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

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1900-2013. Eight separately published works in 14 volumes.. 1) (REFERENCE WORKS, RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM). GLYDE, JOHN. THE LIFE OF EDWARD FITZ-GERALD. (Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Company, 1900) 195 x 135 mm. (7 3/4 x 5 1/8"). Half blue morocco over marbled paper, raised bands, gilt decorated spine compartments. Previous owner's gift inscription. Spine faded, text toned, but very good. 2) (REFERENCE WORKS, RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM). LETTERS OF EDWARD FITZGERALD TO FANNY KEMBLE: 1871-1883. (London: Macmillan and Company, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902) 185 x 127 mm. (7 1/4 x 5"). Edited by William Aldis Wright. Original maroon cloth, gilt titling on spine, untrimmed edges. Binding somewhat worn and a little loose, stain on title. 3) (REFERENCE WORKS, RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM). LETTERS AND LITERARY REMAINS OF EDWARD FITZGERALD. (London: Macmillan and Company, 1902) 238 x 158 mm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/8"). Seven Volumes. No. 1 OF 775 SETS. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Ex-library, with call… Read More
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

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1894-1946. 17 separately published works.. 1) BRANGWYN, FRANK, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London and Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1911) 175 x 145 mm. (6 7/8 x 5 5/8"). Original vellum with gilt titling, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Eight tipped-in color illustrations by Frank Brangwyn. Slightly splayed and very minor soiling; near fine. Uncommonly seen in vellum. 2) BULL, RENE, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Banbury, England: Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]) 275 x 205 mm. (10 7/8 x 8 1/8"). Brown cloth, front cover elaborately decorated, gilt titling on spine. Illustrated by Rene Bull. Sidney L. Nyburg bookplate. Near Fine. 3) CARR, HAMZEH, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF UMAR KHAIYAM. (London: John Lane the Bodly Head Limited, 1924) 257 x 180 mm. (10 1/8 x 7"). Translated from the French of J. B. Nicolas by Frederick Baron Corvo. Edited by Edward Heron-Allen. Tan cloth with original dust jacket. With 16 plates in color by Hamzeh Carr. Printed with facing French text. Volume… Read More
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LIVRE D'HEURES. ORDINAIRE DE LA MESSE. [WITH] CÉRÉMONIES DU MARIAGE. [AND] MESSE DE MARIAGE....
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LIVRE D'HEURES. ORDINAIRE DE LA MESSE. [WITH] CÉRÉMONIES DU MARIAGE. [AND] MESSE DE MARIAGE. [AND] ACTES ET PRIÈRES POUR LA COMMUNION

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[Paris: Desgodets et Gérard, ca. 1913]. 175 x 130 mm. (6 7/8 x 5 1/8"). [68] leaves. Attractive contemporary marbled calf, covers with double gilt fillet borders, central panels semé with rows of blind-stamped fleurs-de-lys, raised bands, spine panels with single blind-stamped fleur-de-lys at center, blind lettering to one panel, turn-ins with floral blind roll enclosed by plain and dotted gilt rules, green watered silk endleaves, front free endleaf stamped with gilt initials "G. G." and the date "7 AOUT 1913," all edges gilt. BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED AND ILLUMINATED THROUGHOUT: Many one- or two-line initials in colors and/or gold, a number of large initials measuring three or more lines, each with different decoration but usually painted in colors on gold ground or gold on painted ground, EACH TEXT PAGE WITH A THREE-QUARTER OR FULL BORDER in varying Medieval styles, each design different from the next, all very colorful and incorporating numerous gilt embellishments, several inhabited by figures, AND… Read More
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

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1872-1921. 60 different editions in 61 volumes.. Most items in their original publisher's bindings (mostly cloth or wrappers, and a few in limp suede); one in half morocco. ◆Condition ranging from very good to very fine; many of the cloth items with light shelfwear (rubbing to edges, mild soiling, fraying to head and tail of spine) and minor condition issues internally (light scattered foxing and browning), a handful of items with more noticeable condition issues (spine partially lost, rubbed joints, moderate browning, etc.), but on the whole, an excellent group. Amassed over the course of many years by a passionate collector of the Rubaiyat, this is a very substantial and wide-ranging group of 60 works that attest to the work's enduring popularity more than 150 years after Edward FitzGerald introduced it to the West. Son of a wealthy Irish landowner, FitzGerald had enough money to pursue a rather desultory literary career as a "genteel gipsy" (in Terhune's words) before beginning to study… Read More
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TEXT WITH READINGS FOR SUNDAYS AFTER PENTECOST
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TEXT WITH READINGS FOR SUNDAYS AFTER PENTECOST

by A LARGE VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A GOSPEL LECTIONARY IN LATIN

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Bohemia (perhaps Prague), ca. 1450. 425 x 318 mm. (16 3/4 x 12 1/2"). Double column, 36 lines in a bold gothic book hand. Capitals struck in yellow, rubrics in red, six blue or red initials measuring two or more lines in height. ◆A hint of soiling in upper margin, a very light stain running down the right column on the verso (but not obscuring any words and not visible from recto), otherwise in fine condition, the vellum very bright and with wide, clean margins. This sizeable leaf features a robust and dynamic book hand: with its angular contours and many serifs, the script makes a particularly bold appearance on an otherwise modestly decorated page. The parent manuscript was undoubtedly a large Gospel Lectionary--a liturgical book containing short excerpts from the Gospels to be read throughout the Christian year--and the present leaf contains text from Romans, Mark, Matthew, Jeremiah, and Thessalonians..
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HOMILIAE IN EVANGELIAS, PART OF HOMILY XXXI
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HOMILIAE IN EVANGELIAS, PART OF HOMILY XXXI

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South Germany or more probably Austria, second half of the 12th century. 429 x 304 mm. (16 7/8 x 12"). Double column, 36 lines of text in a fine proto-gothic hand. ◆Text a bit faded on one side, an upper corner slightly defective, minor soiling and with the grain of the vellum apparent on verso, but with the beautiful text entirely legible, and the leaf as a whole quite pleasing. The hand here is memorable, featuring wide, upright letters that could not be more regular. Elected pope in 590, Gregory (ca. 540-604) was one of the most influential pontiffs in the history of the Church. In addition to revising liturgical worship, he wrote extensively on theology, offering homespun wisdom rather than esoteric debates. He was declared a saint immediately upon his death..
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A BOOK OF LATIN SERMONS
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A BOOK OF LATIN SERMONS

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Spain?, ca, 1550. 400 x 267 mm. (15 3/4 x 10 1/2"). Double column, 47 lines of text in a large roman typeface. Matted. One four-line initial "S" with floral embellishment. PRINTED ON VELLUM in red and black. ◆Noticeable yellowing to recto, otherwise clean and pleasing. A note with the leaf says that this was printed at a Cistercian monastery..
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USE OF ROME
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USE OF ROME

by A LOVELY LITTLE ITALIAN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN

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Italy [Florence], ca. 1470. 125 x 85 mm. (5 x 3 1/4"). 246 unnumbered leaves, COMPLETE; single column, 11 lines, in an elegant gothic rotunda script. Contents: Calendar (f. 1r); Hours of the Virgin, "secundum consuetudinem Romane curie," with Matins (f. 13r), Lauds (f. 27v), Prime (f. 46r), Terce (f. 52v), Sext (f. 59v), None (f. 65v), Vespers (f. 71v), and Compline (f. 83v); Office of the Dead (f. 113r); Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 189r); Litany (f. 208r); Hours of the Cross (f. 223r); 15 Gradual Psalms (f. 229r). Very pretty 18th century red morocco, elegantly gilt, covers bordered by plain and decorative rules enclosing a panel with large central floral spray, two birds perched on its leaves, this surrounded by tiny gilt circles and two more birds in flight and framed by gracefully twining foliage; smooth spine divided into panels by triple gilt fillets, the panels with floral sprig centerpiece and volute cornerpieces, gilt titling, turn-ins densely gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.… Read More
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TEXT PRESUMABLY FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS

TEXT PRESUMABLY FROM THE HOURS OF THE CROSS

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Metz, ca. 1440. Leaf: 162 x 124 mm. (6 3/8 x 4 7/8"). Frame: 308 x 258 mm. (12 1/8 x 10 1/8"). Single column, three lines of text under the miniature (obverse with 18 ruled lines, five of which contain text), in a gothic book hand. Attractively matted and framed. Recto with one three-line initial in gold on pink and blue ground, WITH A LARGE MINIATURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION WASHED IN BLUE, Christ on a painted gold cross, flanked by two thieves on painted gold crosses, surrounded by throngs of people including the Virgin, St. John, Mary Magdalene, and numerous soldiers, all in an arched gold frame inside a three-sided painted and gilt baguette and a FULL BORDER of colorful vine sprays and flowers inhabited by a peacock. See: "The Jeanne Miles Blacburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations" nos. 29-38; Avril & Reynaud, pp. 182 & 190. ◆Minor soiling/browning right at inner edge (away from border and image), otherwise IN VERY FINE CONDITION, THE MINIATURE REMARKABLY WELL PRESERVED, WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF… Read More
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TEXT FROM COMPLINE, FROM THE HOURS OF THE PASSION
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TEXT FROM COMPLINE, FROM THE HOURS OF THE PASSION

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Southern Netherlands (Bruges?), third quarter of 15th century. Matted leaf: 150 x 150 mm. (5 7/8 x 4 3/8"). Frame: 307 x 258 mm. (12 x 10 1/4"). Single column, with four lines below the miniature (and the obverse with 17 lines) in a batarde hand. Attractively matted and framed (the leaf slightly shifted in the mat, revealing top and side edges, but in no danger of damage). Rubrics in red, four one-line initials and three three-line initials all but one in burnished gold on blue and red ground with white tracery, the initial beneath the miniature painted pink on a burnished gold ground and filled with painted ivy vines, AN ARCH-TOPPED LARGE MINIATURE DEPICTING THE ENTOMBMENT, the body of Christ surrounded by seven other people, depicted in an outdoor setting with the turrets of a walled city in the background, the miniature in a double frame of gold and pink, surrounded by A FULL BORDER composed of hairline vines, acanthus, colorful flowers, and gilt bezants, and inhabited by a small bird. ◆Minor… Read More
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FROM A MEDICAL TREATISE IN LATIN
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FROM A MEDICAL TREATISE IN LATIN

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Italy, ca. 1275. 272 x 193 mm. (10 3/4 x 7 1/2"). Double column, 67 lines of text in a pleasing regular gothic hand. In a very attractive 21 1/2 x 17 1/2" walnut frame of antique design with the leaf in a sunken compartment with a gold lip, a brass label below the compartment. Once purchased from Quaritch, with their description on the back. ◆Formerly used as the flyleaf in a binding, so slightly soiled, text with minor fading, a very small portion (perhaps one or two lines) of the text trimmed off at bottom, half a dozen small round wormholes, but still an attractive legible example of an unusual text. The Quaritch description says that the leaf is from "a Medieval medical work based on Galen concerned with fevers, especially those that last a single day ('febres ephemerae'); the present leaf contains the text of chapters 4-7. The author speaks about bloodletting (not . . . for the young or elderly), baths, honey (the better kind is clean, clear, and of sharp odor), and delicate Roman women. He… Read More
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USE OF PARIS
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USE OF PARIS

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Paris, ca. 1415-20. 170 x 120 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 3/4"). 195 leaves. Single column, 14 lines, in a gothic book hand (first and last quires written in a later batarde hand). Lacking one leaf between ff. 133-34, possibly containing a miniature, otherwise complete. Contents: Prayers written in a later hand (f. 1r); Calendar (f. 9r); Gospel Lessons (f. 21r); Obsecro Te & O Intemerata (f. 25v); Hours of the Virgin (f. 33r); Prayers in Latin (f. 95r); Penitential Psalms & Litany (f. 97r); Hours of the Cross (f. 116r); Hours of the Holy Spirit (f. 123r); Doulce Dame (f. 128v); Seven Requests (f. 134r); Prayer to the Holy Cross (f. 136r); Office of the Dead (f. 136v); Seven Verses of St. Bernard (f. 186r); Office of St. Katherine and additional prayer (f. 188r). Early 16th century(?) plain brown calf over pasteboards, raised bands. Rubrics in red, "KL" in burnished gold on pink and blue ground with white tracery and hairline vine and gilt ivy marginal extensions, blue and pink line-fillers with white tracery and… Read More
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USE OF ROUEN
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USE OF ROUEN

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Rouen, ca. 1470. 178 x 120 mm. (7 x 4 7/8"). 128 leaves. COMPLETE. Single column, 16 lines, in a gothic book hand. Contents: Calendar (f. 1r); Gospel Lessons (f. 13r); Obsecro te and O intemerata (f. 19r); Hours of the Virgin (f. 27r); Hours of the Cross (f. 67r); Hours of the Holy Spirit (f. 70r); Seven Penitential Psalms and Litany (f. 73r); Office of the Dead (f. 89r); Douce Dame and Seven Requests, in French (f. 119r). Pleasing late 17th century calf, raised bands, red morocco label with gilt lettering, vellum pastedowns and endleaves. Housed in a black cloth clamshell box backed in brown morocco, interior lined with velvet. Rubrics in red, many line-fillers in pink and blue with white highlights and gold bezants, numerous one-line initials in gilt on pink and blue ground with white highlights, 17 three- to four-line initials in pink or blue on burnished gold ground and in-filled with pink and blue ivy, EIGHT ARCH-TOPPED MINIATURES surrounded by full borders of colorful acanthus, various fruits… Read More
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TEXT FROM THE FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH SUNDAYS AFTER PENTECOST
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TEXT FROM THE FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH SUNDAYS AFTER PENTECOST

by A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENT FROM A GRADUAL IN LATIN, WITH EARLY MUSICAL NOTATION

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Germany, mid-12th century or earlier. 108 x 138 mm. (5 1/2 x 4 14"). Single column, nine extant lines with interlineal neumes, written in a proto-gothic hand. Rubrics in red, one three-line initial in red, with adiastematic neumes. ◆Vellum a little soiled, one side a bit roughened and faded, a couple of creases and small wormholes affecting a few words, but a very presentable, quite legible musical specimen. The musical notation found in the present fragment is from the earliest generation of neumes. They are described as "in campo aperto," which means literally "in an open field," because they and they alone occupy the space (or "field") above the text. They are also described as adiastematic because they appear in a straight line, whereas later diastematic neumes reflect changes in pitch by being placed in a higher or lower vertical position above the text. (Horizontal lines were also added later to clarify the notation further, and these evolved into our modern staff notation.) At the time the… Read More
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