Folios 24v-25r, Feast of Saint John the Baptist

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Sequentiary

late 14th century

Place of ManufactureFrance

Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink, pencil (modern), and gold on parchment; bindings of calfskin over pasteboards with gilding

DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 15.6 x 11 cm (6 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of John Joseph May

Accession number80.504

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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts

Collections

Europe

Inscriptions18th-century cursive signature on f. i: "S[oeurs] Marie et Catherine De Tiercelin Brosses." Nineteenth-century notation: "Livre d'heures des XIV siecle [ ] at sale of library of M. Cottarcue Dec. 16/87 Paris." Provenance18th century, in collection of Sisters Marie et Catherine De Tiercelin Brosses [see note 1]; by 1880, John Joseph May; 1880, gift of John Joseph May. (Accession date: April 14, 1880)

NOTES:
[1] See inscription on f. 1.