AUTHOR: UNKNOWN

LANGUAGE: LATIN

DATE: 1390

PAGE #: 670

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: "BOOK OF HOURS, MISSAL, USE OF SARUM" IS A BEAUTIFUL MANUSCRIPT, WITH 670 PAGES CONTAINING MANY ILLUMINATIONS AND INTRICATE DETAILS. A WONDERFUL MANUSCRIPT TO ADD TO A SCHOLARS COLLECTION.

NOTE ON THE HISTORY FROM A CURRENT CUSTOMER: "SARUM IS THE USAGE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICES, AS THEY PREVAILED IN ENGLAND, UNTIL THE REFORMATION. CRANMER, IN CREATING THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, BASED HIS LITURGICAL WORK ON THE SARUM USAGES."

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