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Un breviar manuscris din secolul al XIV-lea în colecţiile Bibliotecii Brukenthal
A 14th Century Manuscript Breviary from the Brukethal Library Collections

Author(s): Constantin Ittu
Subject(s): Library operations and management
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Brukenthal Library; manuscript; breviary; Blasius de Szék; Franciscus de Szathmár; Psalterium Davidis;

Summary/Abstract: The study aims at dealing with an undated manuscript which, according to the shape and character of its letters as well as the form of its initials, belongs to the 14th century. The manuscript is a breviary with its first page lost and therefore it was wrongly entitled as „Psalterium Davidis”. On some of the pages there are postillae and thanks to them the names of those who used it as a prayer book (Blasius de Szék or Franciscus de Szathmár) as well as the dignity of its owners (sacerdos and presbyter of Biborţeni) have been found out.

  • Issue Year: XX/2013
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 35-48
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian