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Leaf From A Psalter, Germany, Recto, Unknown Dec 1449

Leaf From A Psalter, Germany, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This octavo-sized portable Psalter features Psalm 68, referred to as the Salva me (Save me) poem, which addresses the sufferings of Jesus during His Life. In addition to the rubric at the beginning of the Psalm, the large and heavily decorated initial S further serves as an organization tool by acting as a chapter heading.


Leaf From A Missal, Italy, Recto, Unknown Dec 1449

Leaf From A Missal, Italy, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The recto of the leaf seen here begins the feast day of St. Lawrence on August 10, indicating it came from the Sanctoral section of a Missal. This leaf depicts St. Lawrence in the historiated initial C. His attributes include a gridiron, representing his grisly martyrdom, and a quill, symbolizing the role he played in the preservation of the Early Church's documents.


Leaf, January Calendar, Bruges, Southern Netherlands, Unknown Dec 1439

Leaf, January Calendar, Bruges, Southern Netherlands, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Calendar is usually the first section of a Book of Hours. Like modern calendars, it contains 365 days of the year divided into twelve months, but it ephasizes feast days. The days in red, known as Red Letter Days, denote major feast days such as Epiphany in January. Lesser feast days such as that of Pope Gregory in March are written in brown ink. To the left of the fest days appear two vertical columns of numbers and letters. The numbers, known as the Golden Numbers, assist one in locating Sundays.


Leaf With Ending Of Prime, All Of Terce, And Opening To Sext, Hours Of The Holy Spirit, Bruges, Belgium, Recto, Unknown Dec 1439

Leaf With Ending Of Prime, All Of Terce, And Opening To Sext, Hours Of The Holy Spirit, Bruges, Belgium, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This particular leaf begins mid-Prime, opens Terce on the recto and opens Sext on the verso. The leaf differs from the usual text in that all of the Hours skip the first versicles and responses to begin with the hymn. Each Hour has an individual hymn, but shares the final versicle, response, and oratio.


Leaf With Ending Of Prime, All Of Terce, And Opening To Sext, Hours Of The Holy Spirit, Bruges, Belgium, Verso, Unknown Dec 1439

Leaf With Ending Of Prime, All Of Terce, And Opening To Sext, Hours Of The Holy Spirit, Bruges, Belgium, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This particular leaf begins mid-Prime, opens Terce on the recto and opens Sext on the verso. The leaf differs from the usual text in that all of the Hours skip the first versicles and responses to begin with the hymn. Each Hour has an individual hymn, but shares the final versicle, response, and oratio.


Leaf, February Calendar, Bruges, Southern Netherlands, Unknown Dec 1439

Leaf, February Calendar, Bruges, Southern Netherlands, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Calendar is usually the first section of a Book of Hours. Like modern calendars, it contains 365 days of the year divided into twelve months, but it ephasizes feast days. The days in red, known as Red Letter Days, denote major feast days such as Epiphany in January. Lesser feast days such as that of Pope Gregory in March are written in brown ink. To the left of the fest days appear two vertical columns of numbers and letters. The numbers, known as the Golden Numbers, assist one in locating Sundays.


Pages From The Past. History Of The Written Word. Various Leaves - No. 9 "Sermones" Of Simon De Cremona, Simon De Cremona Dec 1433

Pages From The Past. History Of The Written Word. Various Leaves - No. 9 "Sermones" Of Simon De Cremona, Simon De Cremona

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

No abstract provided.


Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, Southern Netherlands, Recto, Unknown Dec 1424

Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, Southern Netherlands, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

Lauds is associated with the Visitation, an event in the life of the Virgin when she journeyed to the house of her cousin, Elizabeth, and learned that Elizabeth could give birth to John the Baptist. The leaf contains the end of Psalm 62, and a foliate initial "D" opens Psalm 66. Psalm 66 was prayed to ensure the longevity of the church. There is no rubric calling for a division between the two Psalms; the scribe has merged Psalm 62 and 66 in order to treat them as one Psalm.


Leaves From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, Southern Netherlands, Verso, Unknown Dec 1424

Leaves From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, Southern Netherlands, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

Lauds is associated with the Visitation, an event in the life of the Virgin when she journeyed to the house of her cousin, Elizabeth, and learned that Elizabeth could give birth to John the Baptist. The leaf contains the end of Psalm 62, and a foliate initial "D" opens Psalm 66.


Speculum Historiale, Vincent Of Beauvais Dec 1419

Speculum Historiale, Vincent Of Beauvais

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

One signature of eight leaves, comprising Lib. 30 (c.8 to c.26) of the Speculum historiale, the most widely disseminated part of the author's Speculum Maius.


Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Southern Netherlands, Recto, Unknown Dec 1414

Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Southern Netherlands, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Office of the Dead in Books of Hours is textually identical to that in the breviary. This allowed the layman to recite the same prayers as the clergy during the funeral service of a loved one.


Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Southern Netherlands, Verso, Unknown Dec 1414

Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Southern Netherlands, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Office of the Dead in Books of Hours is textually identical to that in the breviary. This allowed the layman to recite the same prayers as the clergy during the funeral service of a loved one.


Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Paris, France, Recto, Unknown Dec 1399

Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Paris, France, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Office of the Dead is usually the last section in a Book of Hours. Due to its specialized function in funerary services, this section was not read daily. The text of this leaf is written in black ink, with red rubrics which indicate that the recto begins with the response and versicle from lesson four, followed by lesson five.


Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Paris, France, Verso, Unknown Dec 1399

Leaf From Matins, Office Of The Dead, Paris, France, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Office of the Dead is usually the last section in a Book of Hours. Due to its specialized function in funerary services, this section was not read daily. The text of this leaf is written in black ink, with red rubrics which indicate that the recto begins with the response and versicle from lesson four, followed by lesson five.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 1, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 1, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 107, Recto, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 107, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 3, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 3, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 186, Recto, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 186, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 4, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 4, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 1, Recto, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 1, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 6, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 6, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 2, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 2, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 5, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Part 5, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 8, Verso, Unknown Dec 1308

Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Cilician Kingdom, Sis, Folio 8, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This Armenian manuscript is a Hyman, or Saraknoc. This Hymnal contains a colophon, which details the place of origin and the name of the scribe, artist, and sometimes patron. This particular Hymnal contains ten canons, all marked by an elaborately decorated headpiece, each rich with organic decoration and burnished on gold ground.


Leaves From A Psalter, England, Verso, Unknown Dec 1299

Leaves From A Psalter, England, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The leaves shown here provide a prime example of the portable Psalter. Measuring 13 x 9.5, its convenient size allowed the owner to carry it around easily. Psalm 118's 176 verses praise the Divine Law and are divided into twenty-two sections comprised of eight verses, each called strophes.


Leaves From A Psalter, England, Recto, Unknown Dec 1299

Leaves From A Psalter, England, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The leaves shown here provide a prime example of the portable Psalter. Measuring 13 x 9.5, its convenient size allowed the owner to carry it around easily. Psalm 118's 176 verses praise the Divine Law and are divided into twenty-two sections comprised of eight verses, each called strophes.


Leaf From The Middle Of The Penitential Psalms, England Or The Netherlands, Recto, Unknown Dec 1289

Leaf From The Middle Of The Penitential Psalms, England Or The Netherlands, Recto, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This leaf is the oldest in the exhibition. It contains verses 23-30 of Psalm 37. Typically, the Psalms are paired together in a sequence that composes the Penitential Psalms; these passages would have been the third and fourth sections.


Leaf From The Middle Of The Penitential Psalms, England Or The Netherlands, Verso, Unknown Dec 1289

Leaf From The Middle Of The Penitential Psalms, England Or The Netherlands, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

This leaf is the oldest in the exhibition. It contains the opening of Psalm 50. Typically, the Psalms are paired together in a sequence that composes the Penitential Psalms; these passages would have been the third and fourth sections.


Leaf From A Psalter, Netherlands, Flanders, Verso, Unknown Dec 1249

Leaf From A Psalter, Netherlands, Flanders, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

During the thirteenth century, wealthy laity often commissioned Psalters with extensive decoration. This particular leaf from Flanders features several burnished gold leaf initials marking the beginning of each line of the Psalms.


Bifolium From A Breviary, Use Of Sarum, England, Verso A, Unknown Dec 1249

Bifolium From A Breviary, Use Of Sarum, England, Verso A, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The Breviary is the principal service book for the celebration of the Divine Office. Taking place in the church choir, this service is organized around the eight canonical hours of the day. This bifolium from a portable Breviary is highly embellished with decoration. The six-line decorated initial S is surrounded by burnished gold leaf and fleshy acanthus leaves that extend through the length of the textbook. A few of the two-line initials also are embellished with gold leaf, further indicating that this Breviary was made for a wealthy cleric.