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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, 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

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.

Psalter [Manuscript Leaf Hu 13]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: France
• Date: ca. 1285
• Citations: none
• Provenance: Virginia Webb, Hollins Class of 1933
• Other: Red and blue decorations and lettering, Illumination

Missal [Manuscript Leaf, Hu 5b]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: Beauvais, France
• Date: 1285
• Citations: Bond, W. H. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, no. 11
• Provenance: McVitty (Ege)
• Other: red and blue lettering and decoration, illumination, neumes, historiated initial

Missal [Manuscript Leaf, Hu 5a]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: Beauvais, France
• Date: 1285
• Citations: Bond, W. H. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, no. 11.
• Provenance: McVitty (Ege)
• Other: red and blue lettering and decoration, illumination, neumes

Monte Mario Breviary, Catholic Church

Historical Catholic and Dominican Documents

A 13^th century manuscript preserved by the nuns of Monte Mario, Rome, who claim the breviary was a gift from Jordan of Saxony to the Blessed Diana d’Andalo as a remembrance of St. Dominic.

The Blessed Diana d’Andalò (1201–1236), was the Dominican nun who founded a convent for her order dedicated to Saint Agnes in Italy. There is some question as to the claim however. According to Father William R. Bonniwell, O.P., who obtained this photocopy of the breviary, the handwriting style stems from the middle of the 13^th century. This would date the manuscript to at least …

Donatus (Aelius) Ars Grammatica Cum Commento Marginali Incerti Auctoris Fragmenta Saec. Xiii., Aelius Donatus

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.

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

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.

Leaf From A Psalter, Netherlands, Flanders, Recto, 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 B, 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.

Joint Commission International: Improving Health Care Worldwide - A Capabilities Statement, Nadeem Mustafa Khan

Nadeem Mustafa Khan Archives

• About Joint Commission International (JCI)
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Breviary [Hu 7]

Medieval Manuscripts

• Country of origin: Germany
• Date: ca. 1225
• Citations: Bond, W. H. Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, no. 13.
• Provenance: McVitty