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Rationale divinorum officiorum
Leaf from the Reasoning of the Divine Officies
Rationale divinorum officiorum
Author of text: Guillaume Durand (French, 1230–1296)
English
Medieval (Gothic)
15th century
Place of Manufacture: England
Medium/Technique
Ink on parchment
Dimensions
Overall (page dimensions--trimmed at outer margin): 20.8 x 15.3 cm (8 3/16 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.536
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts – Manuscripts
Description1 leaf with text from Guillaume Durand's Reasoning of the Divine Offices (Rationale divinorum officiorum), a group of eight books that contain a detailed account of the laws, ceremonies, customs, and mystical interpretation of the Roman Rite.
1 column of 36 text lines in Latin.
Written in a Gothic cursive in black ink. Paragraph marks in red throughout.
Used as a pastedown in a later binding.
1 column of 36 text lines in Latin.
Written in a Gothic cursive in black ink. Paragraph marks in red throughout.
Used as a pastedown in a later binding.
InscriptionsMFA label in lower right corner of verso.
ProvenanceBy 1913, Dr. Denman Waldo Ross (1853-1935), Cambridge, MA [see note 1]; 1917, gift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross. (Accession Date: February 15, 1917)
NOTES:
[1] On loan to the MFA by Ross from September 30, 1913.
NOTES:
[1] On loan to the MFA by Ross from September 30, 1913.