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Office of the Dead at Matins, Second Nocturne Use of Châlons-sur-Marne, France | Late 15th century...Recede ergo paululu[m] / donec veniat i[m]mutatio...This leaf contains the readings, responsories, and versicles for the second nocturne of the…

A portion of the poem La Vie de Sainte Marguerite by the Norman poet Wace (c. 1110-1174) The bookhand is Gothic textura semi-quadrata, a style of the High Gothic period. The text of this poem is in Old French, specifically Old Norman. The contained…

Book of Hours, Office for the Dead, at Lauds (Officium Pro Defunctis ad Lauds). Northern France or the Netherlands, late 15th Century. Medieval manuscript leaf, parchment, containing text and decoration, including illuminated, foliated panels and…

The text is from La vie de Sainte Marguerite by the twelfth century Norman poet Wace. It is written in French. In this section of the poem, Olybrius sends a messenger to Margaret to ask about her identity, parentage and faith. This leaf…

This particular leaf is from the Hours of the Virgin at Matins. The recto contains text which is made up of both a response and versicle from an antiphone. The text contained on the recto is most likely from the last part of the second lesson…

The leaf is part of the Office of the Dead at Vespers of a Book of Hours, originating in France in the late 15th Century. The leaf includes 20 lines of Gothic text on the recto and verso, illuminated initials, and illuminated decoration in the…

This leaf is from the Hours of the Virgin at Matins.
It begins at the very end of The Office of Our Blessed Lady at Matins. It is followed by psalms 8 and 18 which are part of a trio of psalms: Psalm 8, Psalm 18 and Psalm 23. They are said during…

This leaf comes from the Office of the Dead, at Lauds, and contains the second half of psalm 62, psalm 63 (both in Vulgate numbering) and Isaiah 38:10-11. Both pages have illuminated borders with flowers and leaves. Some initials are rubricated in…

Found within the Hours of Virgin at Matins

This is a section of the Te Deum Hymn of Saint Ambrose and Augustine:
The first line of the recto begins in the middle of the 9th line of Hymn: "Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus." The first line…

This leaf comes from a section of the Litany of the Saints.
It is illuminated with gold foil in the margins as well as within the text highlighting the first letter of each line. The golden letters are also decorated with alternating blue and red…