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See Other Listings EARLY 15th c Gold Illuminated Breviary MANUSCRIPT Vellum Carthusian Prayers
From the Little Office of Blessed Virgin Mary ~ 1 of 2
In this sale we have the first of two original and gorgeously handwritten antique manuscripts. This piece is from the first half of the 15th century, French in origin and is a beautifully illuminated breviary manuscript on Vellum from the Little Office of Blessed Virgin Mary. Two sided, it contains the masses and prayers of the regular day of a Carthusian monk or nun - Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline.Words can not describe just how beautiful this piece is, embellished in gold, red, blue and green leaves! It is truly a must see!
The leaf itself is protected in the customized folder that has signature from the early 1900\'s of it\'s previous owners on the inside of the cover. Also included is a short typed history of the origin of the manuscript. The binder itself measures approx. 10-1/4\" by 6-7/8\" and has some wear to the edges and darker spots to the front & back, overall in good condition for it\'s purpose in protecting the leaf. The
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leaf is in good condition with some toning and ink loss. It measures approx. 4\" by 5-1/2\", be sure to scroll through our many photos for specifics! Estate fresh from a local collector in Eastern Pennsylvania, one of two OLD manuscripts we currently have listed in separate sales! GOOD LUCK!
The Carthusian Order as found on wiki:
The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of Saint Bruno, is a Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own Rule, called the Statutes, rather than the Rule of Saint Benedict, and combines eremitical and cenobitic life.
The name Carthusian is derived from the Chartreuse Mountains; Saint Bruno built his first hermitage in the valley of these mountains in the French Alps. The word charterhouse, which is the English name for a Carthusian monastery, is derived from the same source. The same mountain range lends its name to the alcoholic cordial Chartreuse produced by the monks since 1737 which itself gives rise to the name of the colour. The motto of the Carthusians is Stat crux dum volvitur orbis, Latin for \"The Cross is steady while the world is turning.\"
In 1084 Bishop Hugh of Grenoble offers Bruno, former Chancellor of the Diocese of Reims, a solitary site in the mountains of his diocese, in the valley of Chartreuse. Bruno and six companions built a hermitage, consisting of a few log cabins opening towards a gallery which allows them access to the communal areas, the church, refectory, and chapter room without having to suffer too much from intemperate conditions.
Six years later, Bruno\'s former pupil, Pope Urban II requests his services. He only lives in Rome for a few short months, before leaving to establishes a new hermitage in the forests of Calabria, in the south of Italy, with a few new companions. He dies there on 6 October 1101.
In 1132, after an avalanche destroyed the first hermitage, killing 7 monks under the snow. The fifth prior of Chartreuse, Guiges, rebuilt the hermitage.
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