The Stowe Breviary (British Library, Stowe MS 12) is an early-fourteenth-century illuminated manuscript Breviary from England, providing the divine office according to the Sarum ordinal and calendar (with Norwich additions)[1].

It is thought to be by the same scribe as the Macclesfield Psalter and the Douai Psalter. The use of the same dyes, paints, and similar iconography supports this[2]. The manuscript forms part of the Stowe manuscripts in the British Library.

Page from 'Stowe Breviary', Stowe MS 12. Historiated initial depicts the translation of Thomas of Canterbury.

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  1. ^ Sherry, Reames (2017-07-05), "Origins and Affiliations of the Pre-Sarum Office for Anne in the Stowe Breviary", Music and Medieval Manuscripts, Routledge, pp. 349–368, ISBN 978-1-315-09096-2, retrieved 2024-10-27
  2. ^ Jeep, John M. (2018-01-01). "Manuscripts in the Making. Art & Science. Volume One, ed. Stella Panaytotova and Paola Ricciardi. London and Turnhout: Harvey Miller, 2017, pp. 254". Mediaevistik. 31 (1): 302–304. doi:10.3726/med012018_302. ISSN 0934-7453.