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Medieval Manuscripts in Law Book Bindings, no. 5
Fragment: Missal (France?)Date: c. 1150-1225 Found in: La Pape, Guy de. Lectura subtilis et aurea … Guidonis Pape. [Lyons: for Simon Vincent?, 1517.]...
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Medieval Manuscripts in Law Book Bindings, no. 4
Fragment: Gradual (Italy)Date: c. 1425-1525 Found in: Naples (Kingdom). Capitula regni una cum apparatu, ac utilissimis, et necessariis prioribus....
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Medieval Manuscripts in Law Book Bindings, no. 3
Fragment: Epistolary (Northern France) Date: c. 1175-1250 Found in: Bartolomeo, da Brescia. Casus Decretorum. Basel: Nicolaus Kessler, 1489. The...
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Medieval Manuscripts in Law Book Bindings: Latin Christian Service Books in the Middle Ages
The liturgy of the Church in medieval Europe was built around two core elements: the Mass and the Divine Office. The Mass was a once-daily celebration...
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Medieval Manuscripts in Law Book Bindings, no. 2
Fragment: Bible (Italy)Date: c. 1100Found in: La Pape, Guy de. Singularia Guidonis Papae. [Lyons: Jacob Giunta], 1540. This example illustrates nicely...