ILLUMINATED BOOK OF HOURS LEAF - PARIS

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS: An original vellum leaf from a Franciscan Book of Hours, written in Latin around 1470 in Paris

      1470. An original vellum leaf from a Franciscan Book of Hours, written in Latin around 1470 in Paris. 14 lines in single column text, written in brown ink in a gothic textura hand. Rulings in pink. Rubrics in red. pFine border on both sides with burnished gold ivy leaves and coloured flowers on black hairline sprays. pA large 2-line initial D in burnished gold on red and blue grounds with white tracery.pContains the antiphon to St Katherina. MEDIUM: Manuscript in Latin on vellum. CONDITION: Good bright condition. Small yellow stain in top margin. SIZE: 160 x 118 mm (Justification: 90 x 86 mm).