Epistolary, Cistercian use[between 1500 and 1550]latManuscript on parchment of Epistle readings for the temporale from Advent through the 25th Sunday after PentecostIn Latin.Script: Written in large round gothic bookhand with red and black accent marks for recitation.The fourteen full-page miniatures constitute the most extensive extant cycle by the "Spanish Forger". All pages with miniatures have full borders of scrolling acanthus in red, blue, green and purple with hair-spray and gold balls. 3- and 2-line initials, red or blue, with purple or red penwork (6-line on f. 134r). Rubrics throughout.Binding: Date? Worn red velvet with a silver-gilt crucifix (a fairly recent addition?) on the upper board. Brass clasp engraved with "S. Maria/ ora pro nobis." Rebacked.