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- [XV cent., first ½]. (Creation)
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iii, 190 ff. (gathered in eights) :ff. 1-188 parchment, the remainder later paper flyleaves ;200 x 135 mm. (written space c. 140 x 100 mm.).Originally bound in half-calf, [19 cent., first ½]; re-bound at NLW in quarter white pigskin and wooden bevelled boards.Signatures show loss of two quires at beginning, one after f. 79, one after f. 95 and one or more at the end; one leaf wanting at beginning of first quire, one after f. 156 and two after f. 183.Signatures show loss of two quires at beginning, one after f. 79, one after f. 95 and one or more at the end; one leaf wanting at beginning of first quire, one after f. 156 and two after f. 183
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Scribbles and pentrials by Thomas Penn 'of Olde Stratford' [Northamptonshire] (f. 80) and Ralph Mansell (ff. 107 verso, 143 verso, 144), both [17 cent., first ½]. Book-plate of John Fenwick of Newcastle upon Tyne 'attorney at law' (b. 1787) on f. iv. 'Hawkesbury' and library shelfmarks in pencil on f. i verso [probably Viscount Hawkesbury of Kirkham Abbey, 1846-1907]; a cutting from a catalogue of first half 20 cent. (inside the original cover) describes the manuscript as 'From the Kirkham Abbey Library'. Signature of J. B. Morrell on f. ii, [20 cent.].
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Sotheby's; London; 24 June 1986
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Scope and content
A processional, use of Sarum, [15 cent., first ½]. Temporale (ff. 1-127); dedication of a church (ff. 127-9); proses for St Andrew, St Nicholas, Purification of BVM, Invention of the Holy Cross and St Katherine, Salve Regina and Regina celi (ff. 129 verso-135); sanctorale, including Saints Edward the Confessor, Edmund the king and Edmund of Abingdon (ff. 136-166); commune, comprising introits (ff. 166-171), votive masses (ff. 171-183) and litanies of the saints (ff. 183-188 verso). Staves and rubrics in red, initials of noted text are calligraphic, in ink, embodying grotesque profiles, etc.; initials of unnoted text in blue with red penwork. A few medieval additions of text and music.
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Latin.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 22251B.
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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- English