Breviary, Latin. Northern Europe, fifteenth century

Two fragments. 320 by 150mm and 140 by 325mm. Double column, 35 lines, ruled in ink, written space 269 by 177mm; gothic liturgical hand.

Text: (leaf 30a), part of the Offices for the fourth Sunday in Lent. (leaf 30b), part of Matins for Corpus Christi.
Provenance: Recovered from a binding. Source and date of acquisition unrecorded.
References: Manion, Vines, de Hamel no. 93; Reed Early Bibles no. 51.
Shelfmark: RMM Fragment 30a. 30b

Description reproduced from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand Collections (London, 1989) by permission of the authors (Christopher de Hamel, Margaret Manion, and the family of Vera F. Vines).