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Description: | A calendar which precedes the other texts includes the dedication of the church of St. Lawrence, Ludlow (the largest parish church in Shropshire); the manuscript was undoubtedly made for use in the parish. It contains a variety of texts, all in French but not all religious--one concerns how a lord or lady show manage their estates, another gives rules for ensuring love and friendship-- which suggests that the book may was owned by a wealthy layperson, rather than a cleric.
A litany is a list of names of saints, which a devout person reads to ask for their help. Each column on this page has the saint's name to the left, followed by a space and an abbreviation of the word 'priez' (pray [for me]). The hybrid creature in the lower right margin is contemporary with the manuscript, and serves no obvious purpose. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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