Lot 241 , Manuscript leaf from a book of hours illuminated in blue, red and gilt; French, second quarter of the 15th century

Manuscript leaf from a book of hours illuminated in blue, red and gilt; French, second quarter of the 15th century, parchment, 126 x 179 mm; contemporary foliation xiiij (which also appears, for the guidance of the rubricator, at the very foot of the folio); at foot, in pencil, c1930: 500, perhaps the price in francs; card mount, endorsed, c1930: Manuscrit enlumine sur velin XIVe siècle garanti
the text begins with the opening and closing verses of Psalm 20, followed by Gloria tibi trinitas and the first 25 verses of Psalm 21, to Timeat eum omne semen [Israel]

The illumination resembles British Library Add MS 16997, a Book of Hours of the Use of Paris attributed to the first quarter of the 15th century, but the use of a cursive hand for the text perhaps suggests a later date.
£100-150

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