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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

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

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.

Fragment. Golden Legend, Jacobus De Voragine

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.

French Missal, Author Unknown

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.

Breviary [Hu Codex 3]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: Italy
• Date: 15th century
• Citations: Bond, W. H. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, no.1
• Provenance: McVitty

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.

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.

Fragment, Livy, Giacomo Curlo

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.

La Presse, V. 48 N. 52 (December 15, 1931), La Presse

La Presse

La Presse volume 48 number 52, Edition Americaine.

Pages 7A and 8A missing.

Calendar From Book Of Hours; Use Of Paris, Catholic Church

Rare Books

Manuscript on vellum (13 unnumbered leaves), bound: color illustrations, illuminations; 167 x 135 mm, bound to 172 x 140 mm

Calendar of saints' feast days from a French Book of Hours, use of Paris, which was evidently intact in the late 18th century when the descriptive note on the original first flyleaf was handwritten and dated 4 February 1792 by one 'Rouxeau', priest of Le Loroux-Bottereau. Rouxeau is assumed to be Julien-Pierre Rouxeau (1734-1811); the calendar as currently bound includes the 19th century bookplace of H. Arthur Baker.

Date is estimated from the 18th century owner's handwritten comment: "Ces heures, …

Bowl With Incised Peony Decor, Unknown

Morehead State University Art Collection

An Chinese bowl created during the Ming Dynasty.

Breviary [Manuscript Leaf, Hu 3]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: France
• Date: ca. 1350
• Citations: Bond, W. H. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, no. 9
• Provenance: McVitty (Ege)
• Other: red and blue lettering and decorations, illumination. Note written at top of side 1: "Following the octave of Easter" [translation].

A breviary is a book containing the hymns, offices, and prayers for the canonical hours, to be recited daily by clerics in religious orders.

Missal (Hu 6)

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: Germany.
• Date: ca. 1320.
• Dimensions: 450 x 310 mm.
• Citations: Bond & Faye, no. 12.
• Provenance: Otto Ege, S. Herbert McVitty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Bible. Old Testament. 1 Chronicles 28:21-2 Chronicles 1:3 [Manuscript Leaf Hu15a]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: N. France (or Flemish)
• Date: ca. 1300
• Citations: none
• Provenance: unknown
• Other: historiated initials, decorative borders

Bible. Old Testament. Joshua, 17-18 [Manuscript Leaf Hu 16]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: France
• Date: ca. 1300
• Citations: none
• Provenance: Virginia Webb, Class of 1933.
• Other: red and blue decorations

Bible. Old Testament. Psalm 106:9-112:4 [Manuscript Leaf Hu15b]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: N. France
• Date: ca. 1300
• Citations: none
• Provenance: unknown
• Other: Historiated initals, decorative borders

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

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, 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.