Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
Italy, Bologna, ca. 1315-1325
MS M.0373 fol. 160r

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Profile bust of man wearing hood enclosed in initial E. In upper margin, man, prone, extended hands grasping stem of leaf. Pen flourished initials. Text is first lesson, first nocturn for Matins on Wednesday in first week of Passion season.