Durham University Library Archives & Special Collections Catalogue
Two leaves from 14th century service books, re-used as pastedowns.
Pastedowns in Shelfmark of source: Routh XV.D.27 - Phillipe de Mornay, Responsio ad librum Ebroicensis Episcopi De colloquio Fontisbellaquei (Hanover: typis Wechelianis, apud Claud. Marnium & heredes Ioan Aubrii, 1607), bound in calf, bordered with blind fillets, 17th century.
Parchment
No pricking or ruling visible. Written space 212 x 132 mm. 2 cols. 14 lines + staves.
Written in textura , proficiently.
Text capitals lined with red. Initials: (i) to cues of collect and hymn, 1-line, red or blue; (ii) to collect, 2-line, red with blue infilling and flourishing.
Written in England, earlier 14th century.
Leaf, slightly cropped and very largely still pasted down. (recto:) tifex qui cum deo ... ... martirem quem (verso, ending:) ... ... Lucia uirgo ... sepulchrum beate agathe. Sanctoral, Nicholas - Lucy.
Parchment
No pricking or ruling visible. Written space 212 x 138 mm. 2 columns. 43 lines.
Written in textura , proficiently.
Initials: (i) to verses, 1-line, alternately red or blue; (ii) to psalms, 2-line, alternately blue with red infilling and flourishing or red with greenish blue infilling and flourishing; (iii) to principal psalm (cix), 5-line, red and blue with infilling and flourishing in red and a little greenish blue.
Written in France, earlier 14th century.
labores ... ... et benedixit. Psalms cviii:11-cxiii:12
Hesbert, R.J., Corpus antiphonalium officii 
, (Rome: Herder, 1963-79)