The Osborn collection of 12 fragments of illuminated manuscripts from the 14th to the 16th century
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Description:
August, with a feast for every day, important feasts distinguished by red ink and larger script. The computistical data are Golden Number, Day Letter and Roman Calendar without the numerals. Includes Nicasius (16 August!), Piatus (17 August!), Amandus (20 August!), Louis (25 August, in red), Fiacrius (30 August)., f. 1r-v // Aoust. KL. viii c Saint Pierre ... e KL. Saint Paulin., Heightening in yellow of majuscules. One 2-line dentelle initial for "KL." On both pages an unframed outer rinceaux border., On parchment., and Written in Northern Textualis Formata marked by the bold shape of the closing stroke of the upper bow of double-bow a.