Verso of f98 and ruled blank leaves 99, 100, 101 are filled with Family Records of the de Gaules family for more than one generation. The first entry, at the top of the ruled blank leaf, recto, and records in French book hand the birth and baptism of "Gaspard mon premier fils," with date in French, the seventeenth of March: 1575: The second entry records the birth of a second son, Michel, in... Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Collation: 101 leaves in 13 quires of 8 (except 1¹², 2⁷, 8⁴, 13⁶). No catchwords, No signatures. Folio numbers in pencil. Much variety in emphatic rubrication. Origin: Burgundy. Layout: One column of 18 lines upon a writing area of 100 x 57 mm. Visible ruling in light brown ink. Script: In one hand of Gothic cursive called the French Batarde Script, notable is the lowercase "g," which is as a minuscule "y," with a horizontal bar extending through both ascending strokes. Decoration: Larger 3-to-4 line initials in blue OR burgundy upon a gilded square with white floral tracery introducing chapters. Smaller 1-to-2 line gilt capitals upon blue and burgundy square are used to introduce sentences. In addition, five miniatures are found, and bordered with floral acanthus with accompanying pheasantry. Much variety in emphatic rubrication. Miniature illustrations: 1... Binding: Modern red morocco with marbled rose endpapers. Shelfmark: Eugene, OR, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, MS 041. Former shelfmark: Burgess Collection MS 19 (Bond & Faye). As referenced by Jim Marrow Report: "Book of Hours with an Office of the Dead of Autun Use."
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