Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Initials and linefill in tempera and gold paint; rubrication., Binding: Disbound., Lettering: Ba_tarde.
Manuscript document, Collation: A single leaf, having been pasted onto a piece of paper therefore showing only its recto, introduced by 5 lines of rubrication in its left column., Decoration: Borders include variety of gilt floral and serif, as well as illustrations of the last supper of Jesus, with 13 guests, an angel displays arms of argent chevron upon azure base. Other decoration is a decorated green majuscule 'B' upon gilt square containing an image of a cloaked man praying., Binding: Disbound., Script: Much abbreviated early gothic bookhand. The 'g' is portrayed with a crossbar extending through ascenders. Contains many, less-frequent ligatures.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single folded sheet., Decoration: Initials and linefill of tempera and burnished gold., Binding: Disbound., Lettering: Textura.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: Two initials in red; red flourishing at foot of recto and verso; rubricated in red., Binding: Disbound., Lettering: Gothic cursive.
Manuscript leaf (two pages) from book of hours. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Lettering: Written in a Gothic hand., Decoration: extensive floral border, gold initials, and line decoration., Binding: Unbound.
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Parchment, single sheet (two pages)., Decoration: Initials in gold and blue, with purple and red pen-flourishing., Binding: Unbound.
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Recto: The first line is the verse said before the Oratio (the oratio starts at the decorated initial on the second line) for Ecclesiasticus 24 for the Hours of the Virgin, Ad Noma (None). However, it is only part of the Oratio. “Prosanctis antiphona” on the ninth line marks the antiphonal for the “Pro Sanctis” from the Hours of the Virgin I, Vespers. Verso: Starting at the decorated initial O on the fourth line is the second section of the Oratio for Pro Sanctis from the Hours of the Virgin I, Vespers. It is cut off after “omnibus”, with the catchword “fidelibus” in the lower margin., Collation: single sheet., Origin: France., Lettering: Written in a bastard secretary hand., Decoration: Contains 3 illuminated initials with burnished gold; inner fill of blue with a flower or other foliate design; framed by a red and white border. On verso, there is a red cross (used as linefill?) with blue dots in each quadrant. Text is in black and red ink., Binding: disbound.
Manuscript document. Nativity scene at the start of Prime., Collation: 1 disbound leaf., Decoration: Recto: miniature of the Nativity in the stable: Mary in blue robe and cloak, reaching down to infant Jesus. Joseph sits in green tunic, pink cloak, and blue hood, with an ox and an ass. Behind a wattle fence stands a shepherd in red tunic, light yellow cowl, and black hat. Minimal landscape of grass and five trees in background. Text begins with a large illuminated 'D' with a vine motif in blue and red with whitework, on a background of raised gold. Four short lines of text follow, the third with a decorative bar at end, the fourth with a smaller illuminated 'D' in the same colors. Miniature is framed by a bar border in the same colors along left, right, and foot edges. The whole is surrounded by sprays of stylized acanthus in blue and yellow-brown, stems of small blue flowers with leaves in green or raised gold, and fruits in red or pink. Verso: Text page; 6 lines have decorative bars at ends, in blue and red with whitework and raised gold; 5 small and 2 medium initials in same colors; and two sprays of leaves in raised gold in left margin., Binding: Framed in dark purple velvet on recto, purplish-brown leather on verso. Pasted note on frame verso: 134. The Nativity. A leaf from a French Horae at the beginning of Prime. The miniature measures 3 1/2 x 2/58 inches, and depicts the Nativity, with the Virgin, Joseph, a shepherd and an ox and an ass adoring the Child; beneath is an illuminated initial D, the whole being surrounded by a border of the line and leaf type; mounted in a frame of dark red velvet. £12-12-0. 15TH cent., Script: Compact Gothic minuscule in brown ink with some ligatures, abbreviations, and rubrication. Recto: one red word (prime); verso: two red words and one red character., Content note: Recto: First verse of the 69th Psalm: Deus in prime aduitoriu[m] meu[m] intende. Domine ad -- Verso: juvandum me festina. Gloria Patri. Sicut erat. Truncated, resumes with hymn: Ueni cr[e]ator spiritus. Mentes tuouru[m] visita, imple superna gratia que tu cr[e]asti pectora. Memento salutis auctor cp[=quod] nostri c[u]ondam corporis ex illibata virgine nascendo forma[m] sumpseris. Maria mater grati[a]e. Gloria tibi domine. Autha. Beginning of Psalm 1: Maria uirgo psalmus. Beatus uir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum: et in uia peccatorum non stetit.
Manuscript document, Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Decoration: One initial in blue, with red and green flourishing; rubrication., Binding: Disbound., Lettering: Textura.
![Leaf from a manuscript book of hours [MS 123]](/thumbnails/k/2/oregondigital-kp78hm82k.jpg "Leaf from a manuscript book of hours [MS 123]")
