
A richly illuminated manuscript originally from Abbotsbury Abbey in Dorset and unrecorded until 2003. The calendar in the breviary contains commemorations of a number of specifically West Country saints. The great majority of the most elaborate decorated initials depict a Catherine Wheel, the emblem of St. Catherine of Alexandria. A richly decorated chapel dedicated to St. Catherine was built at Abbotsbury.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Abbotsbury Breviary, c. 1400
Date supported
2004
Medium and material
Ink on vellum
Dimensions
21.4 x 13.5 cm
Grant
10000
Total cost
30000

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