Office of the Dead — 15th century, beginning; Italian, North
MS. Canon. Liturg. 13
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Office of the Dead — 15th century, beginning; Italian, North
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 13
Associated place
Italian
Place of origin
Italian, North
Date
15th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 129 + v fol.
Decoration
Penwork border, initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 771)
Binding
16th century?, Italian: wood boards with largish squares; reddish-brown leather, blind-tooled with triple lines around edges of covers and a single floral stamp in each corner; central strap-and-pin fastening, with leather strap (probably a replacement) tipped with an earlier(?) brass clasp embossed ‘au[e]’; edges with splodges of faded red and blue, date uncertain. 143 105 c. 20 (book closed).
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Title
The Office for the Dead
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Liturg. 13
Date
Written in the 14th century in Italy
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, binding, red leather, stamped, with clasp (16th cent.?, Italian)
Physical extent
39 Leaves
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Collection contents
Canonici Liturgical
The Office for the Dead
