Premonstratensian Breviary from the abbey of Parc, diocese of Liège (now in the diocese of Malines, Belgium), with a calendar of folios 3-8v.
Premonstratensian Breviary from the abbey of Parc
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- ReferenceGB 96 MS 815
- Dates of Creation14th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialLatin
- Physical Description1 volume, containing 270 folios
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
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Acquisition Information
Given in July 1973 by Mrs Honoria Wormald
Other Finding Aids
Collection level description. Hard-copy catalogue also available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
166 mm x 118 mm. Parchment. Bound in an early 18th century binding with the arms of the abbey on the covers. Includes the press-mark 'I theca XI'.
Archivist's Note
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Custodial History
Book-plate of Bernard and Thirza Pasco, acquired by Francis Wormald in 1952.
Bibliography
For a discussion of eleven other manuscripts from the abbey of Parc with the same binding, see E Van Balbergh 'Les Critères de Provenance des Manuscrits de Parc', Contribution à l'Histoire des Bibliothèques et de la Lecture aux Pays-Bas avant 1600, Associations des Archivistes et Bibliothequair de Belgique, Brussels, 1974, p 529.