15th Century Medieval Book of Hours Leaf

This is an original leaf from a late-medieval manuscript Book of Hours. 16 lines of red-ruled Latin text, with dark brown ink in gothic textura script on animal vellum.Books 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 that could both appreciate and afford them.

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