Layout: 2 columns, 35 lines Decoration: 4 2-line initials in blue with contrasting penwork in red, 15 1-line initials in alternating red and blue, 2 blue pilcrows, and prompts and rubrics in red Faint ruling Provenance: Original parent codex sold by Bonhams & Butterfield (San Francisco, CA), 14 October 2003, lot 5005 Provenance: Purchased at auction and immediately broken and dispersed by Rudolf Hofmeister (Escondido, CA) Suriving calendar leaves show that this manuscript was produced for use in Norwich, England, based on mentions of the cathedral church and numerous other local churches and regional saints Incipit: filius tuus ad extremum aque / ductus Explicit: veni ad salvan / dum nos domine deus noster Prompts and readings for celebrating Vespers on ferial days during Advent, with rubricated instructions for variations depending on whether these regular days alight witn particular saints' days
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