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MS. Canon. Liturg. 285

Summary Catalogue no.: 19385

Contents

Breviary (Benedictine)
(fol. 1)
Temporale

From the first Sunday in Advent to Holy Saturday, with tables for the ferial antiphons before Christmas (fol. 28)

(fol. 109)
Calendar
(fol. 116)
Ferial psalter
(fol. 166)
Ferial psalter with canticles
(fol. 172)
Te deum, Quicumque
(fol. 173v)
Hymnal
(fol. 180)
Temporale

From Easter to the last Sunday after Pentecost

(fol. 226)
Sanctorale
(fol. 304)
Common of the saints
(fol. 321v)
Dedication
(fol. 324)
Office of the Virgin

Rubrics and kalendar are based on the Ordo breviarii of Haymo of Faversham

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
iii + 326 (329) + 1 + ii leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 177 × 123 mm.
Dimensions (written): 115 × 82 mm.

Layout

2 cols of 29 lines

History

Origin: 15th century, early ; Italian, Florence

Provenance and Acquisition

Olivetan, Benedictine Congregation of Saint Mary

Record Sources

Description adapted (October 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Extent, leaf dimensions, layout and additional desciption of the contents from van Dijk (1957)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    S. J. P. van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, vol. 2: Office Books (typescript, 1957), p. 277

Last Substantive Revision

2025-10-10: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)

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