BOOK OF HOURS. - BOOK OF HOURS

BOOK OF HOURS - BOOK OF HOURS.

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Title : BOOK OF HOURS.
Map maker : BOOK OF HOURS..
Date : Paris, ca. 1450.
Size : 6.0 x 4.3 inches. / 15.2 x 10.8 cm.
Colouring : original colours

Description :Manuscript leaf from a book of hours, on vellum.12 lines of text, written in brown ink and in a very neat gothic bookhand.
RECTO:Litany of all saints, with "All Confessors", "St.Magdalene", "St.Mary of Egypt" , "St.Anne", "St.Elisabeth", "St.Agnes", "St.Agatha","St.Lucia","St.Cecilia", "St.Margaretha", "St.Katharina","St.Genoveva".
all capitals in red and blue with white tracery, high-lighted in burnished gold, same for linefillers.
At lefthand side a multiciloured panelborder of acanthus leaves and flowers, again highlighted with burnished gold.

VERSO:As on recto, with the saints: "St.Eloy", "St. Egidius","St.Aubertus", "St.Andrew","St.Paternus", "St.Libwinus","St.Leonard","St.Maurus", "St.Benedict", "St.Gracianus","St.Germanus","St.Alban".
All capitals as on recto, as well a multicoloured panelborder, but on the righthansd side.

Condition : In excellent condition, small brown spot at left hand bottom. A sparkling leaf, mid 15th century. Paris. The prickings for drawing the lines still intact and visible.

ID: 99142

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