Medieval Book of Hours Leaf

Original leaf from a medieval manuscript Book of Hours. 19 lines of ruled gohic textura script, written in Latin with dark brown ink, on animal vellum. Rubrics (headings) and versal intitials in red. Four two line intials alternating in red and blue.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. Circa 1440-1460

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