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Psalter: Excerpt from Gregory of Tours’s Libri Historiarum (X) (To Change Later)

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Lectio Septima from the Office of the Dead, Third Nocturne

Book of Hours Text: Hours of the Holy Spirit, abbreviated hymns: Prime, Terce, Sext, None

Antiphonary leaf, Spain, circa 16th century.
Single leaf containing music notation and hymn lyrics, initial letter decorated in red and blue. Reverse side appears to be fainter than front side and includes some letters in red.

Folio Spanish Antiphonary, circa 1525
Large single-leaf containing music notation and hymn lyrics with a blank reverse side, presenting a medium-sized hole in the lower half of the page. Text in black, capital letter decorated in blue and red.…

Northern Italian Book of Hours Text: Office of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Antiphonary leaf, Italy, circa 17th century.
Single leaf containing music notation and lyrics on vellum, large sheet with content in black and red, initial letter decorated in red and blue.

"Transfer of a Copyhold Lease" / October 1697
Document on English on vellum. Concerning Phillip Blake and John Booker, the former paying the latter to acquire 3 acres of land. Very ornate opening line, 35 lines of text in an attractive upright…

Leaf from a Bible, France, mid 13th century

Leaf from a French Book of Hours, 15th c.