ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]. BOOK OF HOURS. Manuscript in Latin, [French, 15th century]. Illuminated on vellum, 153 leaves + 7 medieval flyleaves (with early calligraphic writing and notations), gatherings mostly of 8 leaves, lacking some leaves (including some miniatures), written in brown ink in gothic textura, rubrics in red, two-line initials in burnished gold on mostly blue ground, one-line initials in blue or gold with red or blue penwork decorations, 10 four-line decorated initials in red or blue on gold ground with branchwork and floral ornamentation, 10 pages with full or three-quarter borders decorated in red, blue, green and gold, 3 FULL-PAGE MINIATURES, WITH FULL BORDERS. 112 x 80mm., fifteenth-century French brown calf over wooden boards decorated in blind, backstrip lacking, covers and flyleaves detached, lacks clasps (brass fittings present); some marginal soiling and wear (a few marginal tears), some rubbing to miniatures and borders. Sold not subject to return. Miniatures fo. 19v The Betrayal fo. 40v Christ before Pilate fo. 47v The Flagellation
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT]. BOOK OF HOURS. Manuscript in Latin, [French, 15th century]. Illuminated on vellum, 153 leaves + 7 medieval flyleaves (with early calligraphic writing and notations), gatherings mostly of 8 leaves, lacking some leaves (including some miniatures), written in brown ink in gothic textura, rubrics in red, two-line initials in burnished gold on mostly blue ground, one-line initials in blue or gold with red or blue penwork decorations, 10 four-line decorated initials in red or blue on gold ground with branchwork and floral ornamentation, 10 pages with full or three-quarter borders decorated in red, blue, green and gold, 3 FULL-PAGE MINIATURES, WITH FULL BORDERS. 112 x 80mm., fifteenth-century French brown calf over wooden boards decorated in blind, backstrip lacking, covers and flyleaves detached, lacks clasps (brass fittings present); some marginal soiling and wear (a few marginal tears), some rubbing to miniatures and borders. Sold not subject to return. Miniatures fo. 19v The Betrayal fo. 40v Christ before Pilate fo. 47v The Flagellation
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