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Beauvais Missal Leaf
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Leaf from the Beauvais Missal. Dismembered by Philip Duschnes in 1942; many leaves used as no. 15 in Otto F. Ege's "Fifty Original Leaves of Medieval Manuscripts" portfolios.
21 lines in 2 columns.
Gothic Script (generic)
1- to 7-line initials throughout in gold and colors, with tendril-like marginal extensions ending in leafy finials, many incorporating serpents, dragons, or birds, with small dogs or other animals. Originally with four historiated initials in the Canon, three of which have been identified (one on Oberlin University, Allen Art Gallery 1993.16 and two on Cleveland Museum of Art 1982.141).
[Secr.] / Sacrificium tibi domine laudis… / Tui domine perceptione s…. St. Clement (11/23); St. Felicitas (11/23); St. Grisogonis (11/24).
Transferred to the Rare Book Room (Now part of the Special Collections Research Center) from the Conwell School of Theology in 1969. Previous source unknown.
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- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services
- Finding Aid Date
- November 2023
- Access Restrictions
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Open for research.
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