Illuminated Medieval Manuscript Bible Page 1460

1460 Illuminated Medieval Manuscript; An Original Leaf

      South-central France 1460 - 1460 Illuminated Medieval Manuscript Bible page leaf Medieval Book Of Hours. ca.1460. This leaf was salvaged from a fragment of prayers from a Book of Hours made in South-central France (Anjou?), ca. 1460. 13 lines written in Latin, on Vellum, in a gothic liturgical hand. [4 7/8" x 3 ¼"] Before moveable type, books were tediously but carefully written by hand, and such manuscripts were a product of the joint labors of more than scribes, but included vellum makers, painters, illuminators, and booksellers. From the evenly scrape calves’, goats’, or sheep skins in preparing the vellum for the gold, inks, and paint; to the leather work and binding of the pages; workshops existed to coordinate the complex work required to create such a valuable prize as a Book of Hours. A devotional codex could easily cost as much as a house (and at auction, more elaborate ones still do), but was worth the cost to the status. Accompanied with certificate of Authenticity from the Christian Heritage Museum, [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]