Isabella Breviary
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A breviary contains the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, monks, and deacons in the Divine Office (i.e., at the canonical hours or Liturgy of the Hours.

Isabella Breviary

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Table Section Text: A breviary contains the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, monks, and deacons in the Divine Office (i.e., at the canonical hours or Liturgy of the Hours.

Section	Folios	Description

Calendar	ff. 1v – 7r

The Proprium de Tempore first part	ff. 8v – 110v	this section starts with the first Sunday of the Advent and ends with Holy Saturday.

The Psalms	ff. 111v – 194r

The canticles	ff. 194r – 197v	for matins, lauds, vespers and compline and for the prime on Sundays.

Apostles' Creed and Our father	f. 197v

Litany of the Saints	ff. 198r – 200r

Rubrics	ff. 203r – 208r	Explaining the class of the feast days and their mutual ranking.

The Proprium de Tempore second part	ff. 211r – 288v	This section covers the period from Easter up to the last Sunday before the Advent.

Office for the consecration of a church	ff. 288v – 292r

The Proprium Sanctorum	ff. 293r – 498r	The section starts with Andrew the Apostle (November 30) and ends with the feast of Saturnin of Rome (November 29).

The commune sanctorum	ff. 498r – 508r

Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary	ff. 508v – 512v

Office of the Dead	ff. 512v – 514r

Benedictions	ff. 514r – 514v	used by the lessons of the Matins

Prayers for the deceased	ff. 518v – 521r

Prayers to recite before the meals	ff. 521r – 521v	and blessing of various objects

Various prayers	ff. 522r – 523r	Including the blessing of water (holy water) and salt.

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Isabella Breviary contains 523 folios.

final_sentence: Isabella Breviary contains 523 folios.