The Walters Art Museum Library's "St. Francis
Missal (W.75) & Book History"
f. 133r (Mark
10.21)
f. 119v (Luke 9.3)
f.
250r (Matthew 16.24)
"Da pauperibus"
"Nihil in
via"
"Tollet crucem"
What is a "book," and what was contained in
typical medieval books?
What kinds of medieval books were most commonly created and what did they contain?
How is Walters MS W.75 constructed and what does
that tell us about its past use?
What did
Walters MS W.75, the Assisi Missal, AKA "St. Francis Missal," contain and what
did it do for its users?
Where
were the three Gospel passages located in W.75, what did they say exactly, from
what biblical context were they taken for use in the Mass, and what might that
mean?
