Two Illuminated Medieval Manuscript Leaves on Vellum
Missal:" Vite remedia prebeat et eterne.Per d. In festinitate omnium sanctorum. Introit" & #11;"Communicantce et diem
France:, c1450.. The first leaf is written in French Batard 22 lines in black/brown ink with rose ink headings. At the top right is a corner decoration of floral design in blue, green, red, and gold. One historiated miniature initial of 30 x 25mm shows a group of saints. Threre are three smaller illuminated initials in gold, blue, and rose. There is an early pen addition in a later hand in the top margin of 5 lines.#11;The adjoining leaf, from the same manuscript, is 17 lines of text with four small illuminated initials and at the bottom is a four-line staff of music with an illuminated initial of 27 x 25mm in blue with floral designs against a gold background.#11;A dealer's description on the verso of the frame states it was framed at Goodspeed's Book Shop in Boston 6/24/84 no 1538.. 190 x 264 & 87 x 267mm..
[Bookseller: Krown & Spellman, Booksellers]
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