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E0045 Leaf from a Book of Hours (Horæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis)
France; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Gothic Script. This manuscript leaf came from a Book of Hours, sold probably at one of the famous shrines to which wealthy laymen made pilgrimages. To meet the demand for these books, the monastic as well as the…
E0046 Leaf from a Book of Hours (Horæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis)
Northern France; Late 15th Century. Latin Text; Gothic Script.
The Book of Hours, the prayer book of laity, usually contains 16 sections. The section on prayers to the Virgin is the most important and most used, and its manuscripts exceed in…
The Book of Hours, the prayer book of laity, usually contains 16 sections. The section on prayers to the Virgin is the most important and most used, and its manuscripts exceed in…
E0047 Leaf from a Book of Hours (Horæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis)
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…
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…
E0048 Leaf from a Book of Hours (Horæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis)
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…
E0049 Leaf from a Missal (Missale)
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…
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…
E0050 Leaf from a Book of Hours (Horæ Beatæ Mariæ Virginis)
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…
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…
E0021 Leaf from a Hymnal (Hymnaruim)
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…
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…
E0109 Leaf from a Book of Hours
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…
Leaf from an unknown source
Illuminated with red and blue bordering around the capital letters and ivy in the margins.
Psalms from a Book of Hours
From Northern France. Illuminated leaf with elaborate border showing a banner, ivy, flowers in blue and red, as well as woodland creatures.