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RepositoryUniversity of Western Australia Library 
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MS0043

 
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Manuscript name  
NameBreviary (fragment)  
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Physical description  
SupportVellum 
Dimensions200 mm 
Extent1 folio 
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Foliation  
ConditionTrimmed at top with some loss of text; stained along edges of recto. 
LayoutWritten space 170 x 120 mm, double columns with at least 40 lines of text. Rules in plummet, pricking visible.  
Scribes  
ScriptsSmall Gothic script of two sizes 
DecorationPainted initials, alternately blue and red, with filigree of opposite colour. Brown ink, rules in plummet, pricking visible.  
Musical notationNeumes (petits-carrea-lies) on 4 red lines (sometimes 2 or 3); F, C and b clefs; each stave and its text taking 2 lines 
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 History  
 Origin13th Century, Central or Northern France 
 Provenance  
 AcquisitionPurchase: Quaritch, cat. 1036, item 34. Presented by the Friends of the University of Western Australia Library, 1984  
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