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Contents of Leaves 41-50

Leaf 41: Gregory the Great (and Chrysostom)
Case: May be Chrysostom; possibly his Homily 68 on Matthew 21:33-44
Cinci: Unknown
CIA: Gregory’s Dialogi, 1.10.7-13 (see Vogüé v. 2, 98-104) (recto); and 1.10.13-17 (104-08) §
Clev: Gregory’s Dialogi, 1.4.8-13 (recto); and 1.4.13-18 (verso) (see Vogüé, v. 2, pp. 44-50 and 50-54)
Deni: The verso may contain text from Chrysostom’s Homilía de cruce et latrone
Kent: Gregory’s Dialogi, 1.10.17 to 1.12.1 (see Vogüé, v. 2, pp. 108-112) §
Keny: Gregory’s Dialogi, 4.4.9 to 4.5.6 (recto); and 4.5.6 to 4.7.1 (verso) (see Vogüé, v. 3, pp. 32-42)
Lima: Chrysostom’s commentary on Psalm 50
OSU: Chrysostom’s Sermon 13?
Oh U: Unknown
Roch: Chrysostom’s Homily 28 on Hebrews and the beginning of his Homily 29 (Hebrews 12:1 and 12:4, respectively) (verso)
U-Co: Gregory’s Dialogi, 1.3.3 to 1.4.4 (see Vogüé, v. 2, pp. 36-40)
U-Ma: Gregory’s Dialogi, 2.7.3 to 2.8.4 (see Vogüé, v. 2, pp. 158-62)
U-Sk: sermons by Chrysostom
U-SC: Gregory’s Dialogi, 3.36.3 to 3.37.3 (recto); and 3.37.3-10 (verso) (see Vogüé, v. 2, pp. 408-18)

Leaf 42: Psalter
Case: Psalms 129:1-130:2 (recto) and 130:2-131:12 (verso)
Cinci: Psalms 22:4-6 and 23:1-10 (recto); Psalms 22:1-2 and 24:1-10 (verso)
CIA: The hymns “Adesto sancta trinitas” and “O trinitas laudabilis,” (recto) as well as Aquinas’ hymns “Pange lingua” and “Sacris solemniis” (verso)
Clev: Psalms 77:48-60 (recto) and 60-72 (verso)
Deni: The hymn “Vexilla regis” (Abroad the Regal Banners Fly) by Venantius Fortunatus (recto); “Hymnus ad matutinam” and “Rex Christe factor omnium” (Christ, King, You who Made All) (verso)
Kent: Aquinas’ hymns “Sacris solemniis” (At This our Solemn Feast) and “Verbum Supernum” (The Heavenly Word)
Keny: The hymn “Iam Lucis Orto Sidere" (Star of Light Now Having Risen), followed by four hymns of St. Ambrose: “Iam Lucis,” “Nunc, sancte,” “Rector potens,” and “Rerum Deus”; also the beginning of the hymn “Deus creator omnium” (all on recto); the hymns “Te lucis ante terminum” and “Conditor alme siderum” (verso)
Lima: From the Office for the Dead, including passages from Psalms 22 and Job 13 (recto), and Job 10 and 14 and Psalms 73 (verso)
OSU: Ambrose’s hymns “Aeterne rerum conditor” (Maker of all, eternal King) and “Splendor paternae gloriae” (O Splendor of God’s Glory) (recto); the hymn “Iam lucis orto sidere” (Now in the sun’s new dawning ray) (verso)
Oh U: The end of the hymn “O quam glorifica” (O how Glorious), the whole of “Gaude visceribus mater,” and the beginning of “O Sancta mundi domina” (recto); “Mysteriorum signifer” (verso)
Roch: Psalms 139:12-140:6 (recto)
U-Co: Psalms 11:3-12:6 (recto)
U-Ma: N/A
U-Sk: N/A
U-SC: Psalms 6:7-7:7 (recto) and 7:8-8:4 (verso)

Leaf 43: Book of Hours (?)
Case: Psalms 118:103-123
Cinci: Psalms 122:2-123:7 (recto) and 123:7-125:2 (verso)
CIA: Psalms 118:164-172 (recto); and 118:173-119:7 (verso) §
Clev: Psalms 143:4-11 (recto); and 143:12-144:4 (verso)
Deni: Psalms 137 and 138
Kent: Psalms 88:49-89:4 (verso)
Keny: Psalms 115:10, Psalms 116, and Psalms 117:1-9 (recto); Psalms 117:9-19 (verso)
Lima: Psalms 101:20-29 (recto); Psalms 101:29-102:9 (verso)
OSU: Psalms 106:39-107:8 (recto); and 107:8-108:3 (verso)
Oh U: Psalms 92:3-93:7 (recto); and 93:7-16 (verso)
Roch: Psalms 147:9-148:9 (verso)
U-Co: Psalms 97:3-98:3 (recto)
U-Ma: Psalms 118:154-63 (verso) §
U-Sk: N/A
U-SC: Habbakuk 3:14-19 (recto); Deuteronomy 32:1-7 (verso)

Leaf 44: Bible
Case: Judith 13:12-30 (recto) and 13:31-14:17 (verso)
Cinci: Nehemiah 3:15-4:2 (recto) and 4:2-23 (verso)
CIA: 2 Chronicles 24:25-25:15 (recto) and 25:15-26:7 (verso)
Clev: 2 Chronicles 14:13-15:19 (recto) and 16:1-17:4 (verso)
Deni: 2 Chronicles 34:18-33 (recto) and 35:1-18 (verso)
Kent: 2 Chronicles 18:25-19:10 (recto) and 19:10-20:15 (verso)
Keny: 1 Chronicles 13:9-15:2 (recto) and 15:2-27 (verso)
Lima: 2 Chronicles 9:4-24 (recto) and 9:24-10:14 (verso)
OSU: 2 Chronicles 30:21-31:10 (recto) and 31:10-32:5 (verso)
Oh U: 1 Chronicles 17:9-18:4 (recto) and 18:4-19:6 (verso)
Roch: Esdras 7:22-8:15 (recto)
U-Co: Esdras 9:11-10:11 (verso)
U-Ma: N/A
U-Sk: N/A
U-SC: 2 Chronicles 4:11-5:11 (recto) and 5:12-6:16 (verso)

Leaf 45: Book of Hours (Use of Paris)
Case: The very end of the Seven Penitential Psalms and the beginning text of the Litanies
Cinci: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matins, specifically Psalms 8
CIA: The hymn “Memento salutis auctor” (Be mindful, author of our health) (recto); the beginning of Psalms 1 (verso)
Clev: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matins, including the Hymn of Saints Ambrose and Augustine (i.e., the Te Deum) on the verso
Deni: From the Hours of the Cross at nones and into vespers
Kent: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matins, including Psalms 8 and 18
Keny: From the Office for the Dead, Matins, the First Nocturne, specifically from Psalms 7 and Job 7
Lima: From the Office for the Dead at Vespers, then Matins; it contains parts of Psalms 5 and 6 (verso)
OSU: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matins
Oh U: From the middle part of the Seven Requests of Our Lord, in French
Roch: Contains passages from Psalms 12 and 43
U-Co: Contains passages from Psalms 5
U-Ma: Part of the Joys of the Virgin; contains the beginning of the hymn “Gaude virgo mater Christi”
U-Sk: N/A
U-SC: From the Hours of the Virgin at Lauds; contains parts of Daniel 3 and Psalms 148

Leaf 46: Book of Hours (Use of Rouen or Coutances)
Case: From the Hours of the Virgin at Terce or Sext: Psalms 121, 122, and 123
Cinci: The first five of the fifteen Joys of the Virgin, in French
CIA: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the Second Nocturne; included is text from Job 13 and 14.
Clev: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the Third Nocturne; specifically, text from Psalms 41.
Deni: The Office for the Dead at Lauds, including the "Song of Ezechias" from Isaiah 38.
Kent: The end of the fifteen Joys of the Virgin, in French
Keny: The Hours of the Virgin at Sext, including passages from Psalms 122 and 123 §
Lima: The Hours of the Virgin at Nones, specifically Psalms 125, 126, and 127 ‡
OSU: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the first and second nocturnes (specifically Job 10, and Psalms 22 and 24)
Oh U: The Hours of the Virgin at Nones ‡
Roch: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the Third Nocturne (mostly Psalms 39) (verso)
U-Co: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the third Nocturne (verso)
U-Ma: Collects to the Apostle Peter; then to St. Sebastian (recto)
U-Sk: The Hours of the Virgin at Sext (Psalms 123 and 124) (recto) §
U-SC: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the First Nocturne (it is entirely devoted to text from Psalms 7)

Leaf 47: Book of Hours
Case: From the Litanies of the Saints
Cinci: An unidentified prayer or devotion to the Virgin Mary
CIA: N/A
Clev: The Hours of the Virgin at Matins; specifically, from Psalms 94
Deni: The introductory section of the Office for the Dead at Matins
Kent: The prayer “Obsecro te” (I beseech thee), from after the Gospel Readings and before the Hours of the Virgin
Keny: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the Third Nocturne (mostly Psalms 50)
Lima: The Office for the Dead at Matins, the first nocturne (mostly Job 7)
OSU: The Office for the Dead at Lauds (here, mainly Psalms 148)
Oh U: From the suffrages to the saints (the end of John the Baptist; then John the Evangelist; then Peter and Paul)
Roch: Psalms 119 (recto)
U-Co: N/A
U-Ma: The Hours of the Virgin at Matins (the Hymn of Sts. Ambrose and Augustine, i.e., the Te Deum) (verso)
U-Sk: The Office for the Dead at Vespers; here, Psalms 119 and 120 (recto)
U-SC: From the suffrages of the saints: the recto begins in the middle of the text for Saint Catherine; prayers to the Good Angel (probably meaning one’s own guardian angel) and to the Cross, are on the verso

Leaf 48: Book of Hours
Case: From the Office for the Dead at Matins, the Second or Third Nocturne (largely Job 14) §
Cinci: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matin, the first nocturne ‡
CIA: Prayers in French, but not yet identified
Clev: From the Office for the Dead at Matins, the Second Nocturne (specifically, from Psalms 24) §
Deni: From the “short” version of the Hours of the Holy Spirit, from Nones, through Verspers, and Compline, and into the closing “Recommendatione”
Kent: From the Seven Penitential Psalms (Psalms 37 and 50)
Keny: Prayers vaguely reminiscent of the Our Father, and written in French
Lima: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matins, specifically the Hymn of Saints Ambrose and Augustine ‡
OSU: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matins, the introductory sequence followed by the Sunday/Monday/Thursday sequence (“Benedicta tu,” and Psalms 8 and 18) ¤
Oh U: From the Office for the Dead at Matins, the Second Nocturne (here, Psalms 42 and 46) §
Roch: From Psalms 26, probably from the Office for the Dead at Matins, the second nocturne (recto) §
U-Co: N/A
U-Ma: Unknown
U-Sk: From the Hours of the Virgin at Matins (here, Psalms 18 and 23) (verso) ¤
U-SC: From the Office for the Dead at Matins, the First Nocturne (Psalms 12 and Job 7)

Leaf 49: Missal
Contents not yet identified.

Leaf 50: Book of Hours
Case: Part of the Hours of the Virgin
Cinci: From the Office for the Dead at Matins, the First Nocturne (here, Psalms 6 and 7)
CIA: From the Suffrages to the Saints, here including Dionysius and the Archangel Michael
Clev: From the Office for the Dead, including Luke 1 §
Deni: From the Office for the Dead at Lauds, including Psalms 129
Kent: From the Office for the Dead at Lauds (here, Psalms 50 and 64)
Keny: From the 15 Joys of the Virgin, in French
Lima: From the end of the Seven Penitential Psalms (Psalms 142), and the beginning of the Litanies
OSU: From the Office for the Dead at Vespers (including Psalms 137) §
Oh U: From the Office for the Dead: from the tail end of Matins, the Third Nocturne, into Lauds (containing mostly Psalms 50)
Roch: From the Office for the Dead at Matins, the First Nocturne (here, Psalms 5 and the beginning of 6) (recto)
U-Co: N/A
U-Ma: From the Office of the Virgin at Nones into Vespers, here consisting in part of Psalms 125:3-6 (verso)
U-Sk: From the Office for the Dead at Vespers (the end of Psalms 120 and the beginning of Psalms 129) (recto) §
U-SC: From the Seven Penitential Psalms: the end of Psalms 101, all of Psalms 129, and the beginning of Psalms 142

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