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Happy National Poetry Month: The oldest book in the Archives and Special Collections is a poetry book in Latin.
Incipit laus Sancti Bernardi Abatis; Laus de Virgine Maria: Ave mater misericordie may be the oldest book in the Archives and Special Collections. I found this description of the book on a sheet of letterhead paper tucked into the book: “Manuscript on paper, written in a fine formal book hand. 28 lines. 12 leaves (the […]
Doris Peterson
Apr 19, 20241 min read
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