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FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN.
(Paris: ca. 1440). 121 x 89 mm. (4 3/4 x 3 1/2"). Single column, 15 lines of text in a very fine gothic book hand.
Rubrics in red, with multiple one-line initials and line fillers, all in blue, maroon, and burnished gold, and with two-line initials in the same colors and gold but also enclosing charming flowers on scrolling stems, with marginal extension in the form of gilt ivy leaves on sinuous stems, and WITH A FINE SWIRLING PANEL BORDER ON EACH SIDE featuring flowers, leaves, strawberries, and many burnished gold ivy leaves on hairline stems. IN FINE CONDITION, with the paint and gold bright, fresh, and entirely intact.
This is a lovely little leaf from a fragment of a Book of Hours that obviously was produced for a client of considerable means by skilled craftsmen in a Parisian studio probably a little before the middle of the 15th century. This was clearly intended to be put into a book that could be carried easily on one's person, and part of what makes it so charming is this portable size. (ST11459-11)
Price: $425.00