Book of Hours Leaf

This is an original leaf from a medieval manuscript Book of Hours. The text consists of 15 lines, ruled in red, written in Latin, with dark brown ink in gothic script on animal vellum. There is one two-line initial, three one-line initials, and one line extender in gold on blue and red grounds with delicate white tracery.This leaf contains part of the Agnus Dei, Kyrie and Pater Noster.Book of Hours are personal prayerbooks 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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