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Prothro B-212

Title

Subject

Missal - Illuminated Medieval Manuscript

Description

The Missal contains all of the prayers, hymns, and biblical passages read by the priest during the celebration of the Latin Mass throughout the year. There is musical notation in black ink on red four-line staves and illumination throughout. The original owners of this magnificent illuminated Missal were Florence Chichele (ca. 1400–1465) and her husband John Darell (d. 1438) of Calehill, a parliamentarian and sheriff of Kent, England.

Source

Prothro B-212. Missal, for Sarum Use. England, ca. 1418.

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

Middle Ages

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Missal

Collection

Citation

“Prothro B-212,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 16, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1621.