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From the Abbey of St. Louis at Poissey in Paris. Seven four line staves in red.

Illuminated 15 line leaf with vines and strawberries on the outer edge of the leaf. Foliated with a 97 in the upper right hand corner of the recto side of the leaf.

From Northern France. Illuminated leaf with elaborate border showing a banner, ivy, flowers in blue and red, as well as woodland creatures.

Illuminated with red and blue bordering around the capital letters and ivy in the margins.

This illuminated page was made in Flanders in about 1475. The writing is in a single 14-line column, the border on both sides is a firmly-defined rectangle latticed into triangles filled with cinnamon, deep sky blue, and gold which frame simple…

France; Early 14th Century. Latin Text; Angular Gothic Script; Gregorian Notation.

At important festival services such as Christmas and Easter these small hymnals were generally used by the laymen as they walked in procession to the various…

France; Early 16th Century. Latin Text; Cursive Gothic Script.

This beautiful manuscript leaf was written and illuminated about the year 1535 A.D. At this late date Books of Hours were also being printed in great numbers by such famous French…

Germany; Early 16th Century. Latin Text; Lettre Bâtarde.

A Missal gives the service of the mass and is used by the clergy. The text is lengthy and in this large script would occupy many hundred pages. One wonders why this particular manuscript…

The Netherlands; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Lettre de Forme. In the 15th century Books of Hours were as much in demand in the Netherlands as they were in France and England. In many of these books it is difficult to distinguish the Dutch Hours…

The Netherlands; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Angular Gothic Script.

In assigning this leaf from a Book of Hours to the Netherlands it must be remembered that some sections of that country were once part of France, while others belonged to what…