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FROM A PSALTER-HOURS IN LATIN.
(Southern Netherlands: ca. 1280). 110 x 83 mm. (4 3/8 x 3 1/4"). Single column, 19 lines, in a gothic hand.
Rubrics in red, simple line fillers in red or blue, each leaf with multiple one-line initials in red or blue, and at least two two-line gilt initials on blue and pink ground, with bar border extensions in gold, blue, and pink. Some leaves with contemporary and later marginal notations or textual corrections (some extensive). Gold a little dulled in places, some leaves with small smudges, light soiling, small holes and repairs, or other minor issues, but generally in excellent condition.
Featuring restrained but elegant decoration, these leaves come from a charming little Psalter-Hours attributed to the Morgan 183 Group. Active in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, and so-named for a highly decorative manuscript once owned by J. Pierpont Morgan, the artists of this group are considered important purveyors of the gothic style from Paris into Liege and the Southern Netherlands. Our parent manuscript was probably executed in Brabant or Hainault, based on the presence in the Litany of certain saints associated with these cities (for example, Sts. Waldetrudis of Mons and Amalberga of Maubeuge). Psalter-Hours are not nearly as common on the market as their later descendants, Books of Hours; the present leaves are particularly lovely examples, being neatly executed and in very attractive condition. (ST20846C)
Price: $650.00