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[ENLUMINATION]. Three leaves taken from books of hours.
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[ENLUMINATION]. Three leaves taken from books of hours.
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Lot no. 10
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[ENLUMINATION].
Three leaves taken from books of hours.
France, 14th and 15th century.
1. Leaf from a book of hours, oration, "Omnes sancti tu..." (recto) and prime (from the Hours of the Virgin?) (verso). (recto) and prime (from the Hours of the Virgin?) (verso). France, Paris, circa 1380-1400 ? In Latin. Gothic script in brown ink, headings in red and French, small initials in burnished gold on blue and/or pink backgrounds, line ends in the same way, on verso initial (2 lines high) painted in pink with white highlights and coloured vine decoration, on recto large initial D (5 lines high) in blue with white highlights, coloured vine decoration, on pink background. Dimensions: 150 x 105 mm
Parchment missing from lower right corner.
2. Leaf from a book of hours, recto, end of Lauds (?) from the Hours of the Holy Spirit and verso, beginning of Prime from the Hours of the Holy Spirit (?), hymnus, "Veni creator spiritus". Northern France or Belgium, circa 1450. In Latin, Gothic script in dark brown ink, headings in red, small initials painted in red or blue, two-line high initials in blue or gold with red or dark blue filigree decoration, large "puzzle" initial in blue and gold with red and blue filigree decoration.
Size: 146 x 104 mm.
Good condition.
3. Leaf from a book of hours, small format, prayers after the litanies of the saints. France, circa 1450-1475. In Latin, bastard script in brown ink, initials in burnished gold on a pink and blue background, line ends in the same style.
Size: 92 x 66 mm
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