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Benedictine cathedral priory of Down (Downpatrick)

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'Rosslyn missal', a manuscript written in Ireland probably for Down Cathedral, Downpatrick.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.19
Scope and Contents Manuscript written in Ireland, probably for Down Cathedral in Downpatrick. Lawlor has dated the work as probably of the 13th or early 14th century based on palaeographic evidence. Henry and Marsh-Micheli have suggested the work could also be attributed to the 12th century based on the decoration. This manuscript is a missal of the English (pre-Sarum) type introduced into Ireland from the later 12th century, with a few archaic, possibly local, features. The missal appears to have...
Dates: 13th century.