Layout: 1 column, 19 lines Decoration: 1 5-line initial "D" on fol. 80.2r in blue with white highlights infilled with burgundy and blue vinework and flowers, and with a partial framing element in burgudy with white penwork, all on burnished gold grounds. Decoration: Vinework and floriated border at external, top, and bottom margins, with black penwork, vines, blue, green, and red acanthus, and ivy leaves in gold. Decoration: Both fols. totaling 4 2-line and 16 1-line initials, those of 2 lines in burnished gold on blue and burgundy grounds with white penwork, and those of 1 line in alternating blue and gold, with contrasting penwork in red and black, respectively Decoration: On fol. 1r, a large miniature of the Annunciation to the Shepherds as they play bagpipes, with sheep grazing on the hill behind them and a city in the far background, with vinework and floriate dborders of acanthus and ivy leaves in the exterior, upper, and lower margins Both fols. heavily water-damaged, with offsetting of pigments between the two folios Ruled in pink ink Provenance: Gift of Dr. David Bee (Los Angeles, CA), 1982. Formerly accessioned as Spec.Rare.CMS.113, VII-75, 1982.304.000 and 1982.305.000 The end of Prime and beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin Incipit: Fol. 80.1: …tutem contra hostes tuos . Kyrieley… Fol. 80.2: Deus . Ad terciam / In adiutorum me / um Explicit: Fol. 80.1: Benedicamus domino : Deo gratias Fol. 80.2: ex hoc nunc et usque in seculum Ps
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