Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection
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Miracles of Mary, Ethiopia, Part 3
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The Miracles of Mary, or the Ta'amra Maryam, constitutes one of the most prominent texts in Ethiopian devotional and liturgical practice. The text traditionally consists of between thirty and three hundred miracles said to have been carried out by Mary during her lifetime.
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Miracles of Mary, Ethiopia, Part 4
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The Miracles of Mary, or the Ta'amra Maryam, constitutes one of the most prominent texts in Ethiopian devotional and liturgical practice. The text traditionally consists of between thirty and three hundred miracles said to have been carried out by Mary during her lifetime.
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Miracles of Mary, Ethiopia, Part 5
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The Miracles of Mary, or the Ta'amra Maryam, constitutes one of the most prominent texts in Ethiopian devotional and liturgical practice. The text traditionally consists of between thirty and three hundred miracles said to have been carried out by Mary during her lifetime.
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Leaf Ending Compline, Hours of the Holy Spirit, Angels Presenting the Cross, to Preface the Hours of the Cross, France, Verso
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This leaf is from a prayerbook which did not include the Hours of the Virgin. The originating manuscript was, therefore, not a Book of Hours, but it included some texts commonly found in Horae.
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Leaf Ending Compline, Hours of the Holy Spirit (Prayerbook and Benedictional for Cistercian Nuns), France, Recto
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This leaf is from a prayerbook which did not include the Hours of the Virgin. The originating manuscript was, therefore, not a Book of Hours, but it included some texts commonly found in Horae.
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Hours of the Virgin, None, Presentation in the Temple, Paris, France, Recto
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The Sext of the Hours of the Virgin was to be read midday. Typically, None of the Hours of the Virgin is accompanies, as it is here, by an image of the Presentation in the Temple. The Virgin and Joseph have brought the baby Christ into the temple to show that he belonged to God.
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Hours of the Virgin, None, Presentation in the Temple, Paris, France, Verso
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The Sext of the Hours of the Virgin was to be read midday. Typically, None of the Hours of the Virgin is accompanies, as it is here, by an image of the Presentation in the Temple. The Virgin and Joseph have brought the baby Christ into the temple to show that he belonged to God.
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Leaf from Gospel Lessons and Opening of Passion According to John, France, Recto
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Mark sits at the opening of the Lesson with his symbol, the lion, in a woodcut designed by Jean Pichore. Mark, in front of a colonnade, holds his feather pen in the air while receiving his Gospel Book from his pouncing, cat-like lion. The borders around the recto depict a hunting scene in which men in contemporary costumes, blowing horns and carrying lances, chase through the forest after a handsome stag.
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Leaf from Gospel Lessons and Opening of Passion According to John, France, Verso
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The Betrayal of Christ illustrates the Passion text. In this metalcut, Judas, one of the disciples, kisses Christ's right cheek, a prearranged signal that reveals Jesus' identity to the Roman soldiers who seize him.
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Leaf Ending the Penitential Psalms (142) and Opening Litany, Paris, France, Recto
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Litany typically follows the Penitential Psalms, and invokes aid from God and the saints. Litany is organized in accordance to a hierarchy starting with God, the Son of God, the Holy Ghost, the Virgin Mary, the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Rachael; Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, and Virgins.
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Leaf Ending the Penitential Psalms (142) and Opening Litany, Paris, France, Verso
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Litany typically follows the Penitential Psalms, and invokes aid from God and the saints. Litany is organized in accordance to a hierarchy starting with God, the Son of God, the Holy Ghost, the Virgin Mary, the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Rachael; Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, and Virgins.
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Leaf from Lauds, Hours of the Virgin, France, Recto
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Lauds continues with Psalms of praise to God.
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Leaf from Lauds, Hours of the Virgin, France, Verso
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Lauds continues with Psalms of praise to God. The verso continues from the end of Psalm 148 to the end of Psalm 149.
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Leaf from Vespers and Compline, Hours of the Holy Spirit, France, Recto
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This leaf is rubricated in blue ink rather than in the standard red. The blue ink was derived from lapis lazuli, an expensive mineral that adds a luxurious appearance. Short exclamations such as antiphones, responses and versicles are written smaller to distinguish them from the other parts of the text.
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Leaf from Vespers and Compline, Hours of the Holy Spirit, France, Verso
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This leaf is rubricated in blue ink rather than in the standard red. The blue ink was derived from lapis lazuli, an expensive mineral that adds a luxurious appearance. Short exclamations such as antiphones, responses and versicles are written smaller to distinguish them from the other parts of the text.
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Leaves from a Gradual, France, Recto
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Both the services of Mass and Divine Office required musical chant, which formed additional volumes referred to as choir books. The Gradual became the musical counterpart to the Missal, the Antiphonal to the Breviary. Graduals contained the music necessary for the Mass ceremony.
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Leaves from a Gradual, France, Verso
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Both the services of Mass and Divine Office required musical chant, which formed additional volumes referred to as choir books. The Gradual became the musical counterpart to the Missal, the Antiphonal to the Breviary. Graduals contained the music necessary
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Leaves from a Missal, Eastern France, Recto
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A Missal is the liturgical book containing the prayers and readings for the celebration of Mass.
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Leaves from a Missal, Eastern France, Verso
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A Missal is the liturgical book containing the prayers and readings for the celebration of Mass.
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Psalter with Calendar, Litany and Alphabetical Index of the Psalms, Italy, Folio 11, Recto
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This portable Psalter is an example of the growing personal nature of worship in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. As it easily fits into the palm of one's hand, this Psalter likely resided on its owner's possession throughout the day, ready for prayers of the hour.
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Sacri Canonis Misse Exposito Brevis et Interlinearis by Gabriel Biel, Folio 1, Verso
Gabriel Biel
The Canon of the Mass forms the central texts of missals and contains the readings for the celebration of the Eucharist. This text contains Biel's exegetical commentary in a smaller typeface.
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Sacri Canonis Misse Exposito Brevis et Interlinearis by Gabriel Biel, Folio 2, Recto
Gabriel Biel
The Canon of the Mass forms the central texts of missals and contains the readings for the celebration of the Eucharist. This text contains Biel's exegetical commentary in a smaller typeface.
