Diurnal, Benedictine use. — 15th century, second quarter (?); English, Peterborough (?)
MS. Gough Liturg. 17
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Description
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Title
Diurnal, Benedictine use. — 15th century, second quarter (?); English, Peterborough (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Liturg. 17
Date
15th century, second quarter (?)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Good borders.
Good initials.
Provenance
Peterborough, Northamptonshire, Benedictine abbey of St Peter, St Paul, and St Andrew: (MLGB3: evidence from an inscription of ownership by an individual member of a religious house (which may not, however, be evidence for institutional ownership)).
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Title
A Breviary for use in the Benedictine abbey of St. Peter at Peterborough
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Liturg. 17
Summary
A Breviary for use in the Benedictine abbey of St. Peter at Peterborough, consisting of:
The Proprium de Tempore (fol. 1)
Calendar (fol. 113b)
Psalter with Te Deum, Athanasian creed, litany and Office for the Dead (fol. 119)
Proprium Sanctorum (fol. 165c)
Commune Sanctorum (fol. 270)
The Dedicatio appears to be on Sept. 29 (fol. 250)
A (late) index of Saints commemorated, etc., is at fol. 112a
Date
Written in the second half of the 14th century in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with illuminated borders, initials, etc.
Physical extent
306 Leaves
Custodial history
'Liber fratris Humfridi Natures monachi de burgo sancti Petri, cuius anime Deus propicietur. Amen.' (15th century ?): a Humphrey Natures received a pension from 1534 till at least 1553, as monk of Peterborough, and was rector of Paston 1548-53, but this writing appears to be not later than the 15th century Owned also by 'Tho. Martin [of Palgrave], Lond. 1718.'.
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Collection contents
Liturgies
Liturgies MSS.
A Breviary for use in the Benedictine abbey of St. Peter at Peterborough
