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BRMS 17

Title

Subject

Catholic Church - Missal

Description

This illuminated manuscript is a missal which contains all of the prayers, hymns, and biblical passages read by the priest during the celebration of the Latin Mass throughout the year. It features Bohemian saints such as St. Wenceslaus, in the calendar. Included are red and blue decorated initials with ornate pen work extensions in purple or mauve filling the margins. Various prefaces set to plainchant are provided with musical notation in three-line staves.

Source

BRMS 17. [Missal. Dominican Use]. [Bohemia, late 14th century]. Decorated manuscript on vellum. From the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

ScriptureWorship

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Illuminated Missal manuscript on vellum

Collection

Inscribed Illuminations and Inspirations: Manuscripts at Bridwell Library

Citation

“BRMS 17,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed January 12, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1830.