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Martyrology of Usuard
Creator
Title
Martyrology of Usuard.
Created
France, [ca. 1200-1299]
Physical Description
158 l. : parchment ; 263 x 175 mm.
Language
Latin
Notes
Script: main text in early gothic. Additional obituaries in a variety of book and cursive scripts.
Decoration: rubricated.
Binding: later medieval brown leather over beveled boards; some damage to upper board where a chain has been removed.
In Latin.
Provenance
Purchased from Richard A. Linenthal (Sotheby's London sale, 2013 July 2, lot 51) on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript, in several hands, of the Martyrology of Usuard, with a tabulated martyrology arranged according to the calendar, with numerous added obituary notices for St. Nicholas, Beauvais.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 22, 2013
References
Martyrology of Usuard. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Martyrology of Usuard. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Medieval - France - 13th century.
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