Breviary, France, Middle 14th Century

Creator

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Creation Date

1370

Description

Breviaries combined all the sung and spoken portions of the Divine Office into one volume. This leaf bears three markers of French origin: first, the dorsal motif in the bar ornament; second, the Angular Gothic script hand; and third, the lemon tone of the gold illumination. The overall effect is a bright, joyous page full of movement. Text shown is a reading for a Sunday within the Octave of Epiphany.

Recommended Citation

"Breviary, France, Middle 14th Century" (1370). Illuminated Manuscripts. 5.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/illuminated_manuscripts/5

Relation

Definite match to leaf #23 of Otto F. Ege Collection of Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts.

Format

image/jpg

Language

Latin