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Medieval Book of Hours Leaf, c.1450
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Original leaf from a medieval manusript Book of Hours. 15 lines of red ruled text, written in Latin, with dark brown ink in Gothis script on animal vellum.Book of Hours are personal prayer books of a devout and status-conscious society and are not only works of art, but cultural documents of their time. They reveal a unique combination of sacred and secular imagery-made of the finest materials, by the best craftsmen, for a small audience, which could both appreciate and afford them.
Size: 4.75 x 6.875 inches
Print Maker: Unknown- from Paris
Condition: Very Good
Medium: Animal Vellum
Year: circa 1450
Print Maker: Unknown- from Paris
Condition: Very Good
Medium: Animal Vellum
Year: circa 1450
Out of stock
