Medieval Breviary Leaf - Sermons by St Augustine

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Original leaf from a medieval manuscript Breviary. Red-ruled for 30 lines of Latin text, written in double columns with dark brown and red ink in fine rounded gothic book hand on animal vellum.(150 x 105mm) 

Eleven two-line illuminated initials alternating in red and blue.  The prick marks used for ruling the leaf are still evident along the outside edge (usually trimmed when the leaves are bound).                               

France (Loire Valley?), c. 1470.

The two-line blue illuminated ''D'' begins:  ''Deus cuis dextera beatum petrum...'' (O God, whose right hand raised up blessed Peter the Apostle when he was walking on the waves, lest he be submerged, and saved his fellow apostle Paul from the depth of the sea when he was shipwrecked for the third time, hear us graciously and grant that we may pursue the glory of eternity by the favors of both). 

The two-line illuminated ''E'' (verso) begins ''Est de domino iesu christo qui super aquas maris ambulavit..." (It is our Lord, Jesus Christ, who walked upon the waters of the sea...). This sermon is by St. Augustine - one of the earliest Doctors of the Church.  During the Medieval era "Doctor" was bestowed upon four Church Fathers (Saints Gregory, Ambrose, Augustine and Jerome) in recognition of their contribution to theology or doctrine. 

A Breviary is composed of many books (prayers, hymns, psalms...) painstakingly but carefully written by hand, and used by monks and priests to conduct their daily services. 

Presented in an archival 14x11'' mat

 

  • Inventory# IM-11235
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