MS. Canon. Liturg. 75
Summary Catalogue no.: 19253
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Physical Description
Layout
14 lines.
Decoration
Fine miniatures.
Fine historiated borders.
Fine initials. By the Boucicaut Master and the Egerton Master. (Pächt and Alexander i. 642, pl. L)
Binding
16th century, late, or 17th century, French or Italian: pasteboards; light brown leather, tooled all in gilt with double lines forming a panel on each cover with floral corner-pieces, around a central wreath of thick, small leaves in an upright oval; spine also gilt (damaged); traces of two sets of brown fabric ties, lost. 192 × 135–138 × c. 48 mm. (book closed).
Edges gilt, gauffered (very worn), probably inherited from a previous binding along with the present front paste-down which bears an inscription dated 1500.
History
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (13 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-09: Add extent, leaf dimensions and layout from van Dijk, Latin Liturgical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.