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![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35742-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: One 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2015
Leaf on vellum from a French Book of Hours.
This vellum leaf is from an early Breviary written in northern France or Flanders. The text is written in clear gothic print in black and red ink, with a few large initia...
Date: France ca. 1300
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2013
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/38299-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting pen wor...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2017
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/38301-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $170
Sold in 2017
BREVIARY
Leaf from a breviary, on vellum, with 15 lines of text in an early gothic bookhand, in very dark brown ink. RECTO: A large historiated "C"onverte nos deus salut...
Date: Northern France / Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $1700
Sold in 2013
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35741-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.VERSO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2015
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35880-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2015
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35881-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2015
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35882-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $85
Sold in 2015
![The Stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi. [Miniature from the Book of Hours, in the Suffrage of Saints].](/uploads/cache/25633-500x500.jpg)
The Stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi. [Miniature from the Book of Hours, in the Suffrage of Saints].
Miniature of the stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi during which one of his prayers he got the impression of the stigmata, marks similar to those of the five wound...
Date: France, ca.1300
Selling price: $3500
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Double page from an early Psalter.
Rare double-leaf from a 13th,century psalter, written on vellum,in black ink. These two leaves are leaf 3(numbered 216) and leaf 6(numbered 219) from a gathering of 8 lea...
Date: Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $220
Sold in 2018
The Golden Legend 1300's
Leaf on vellum from "The Legenda Aurea" of Jacobus de Voragine. From the Golden Legend concerning the lives of the Saints. Originally written about 1260. Only a...
Date: circa 1300
Selling price: $375
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Page from a psalter.
Leaf from a 13th century Flemish psalter, on vellum, 12 lines of text in latin, written in black ink. ON RECTO: Beautiful large historiated miniature of a mourning servic...
Date: Flanders ca 1300
Selling price: $1200
Sold in 2019
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/36238-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2015
Page from a Psalter with historiated miniature of Christ enthroned, blessing with outstretched arms, as Salvator Mundi.
Leaf from a 13th.century Flemish psalter, on vellum, 12 lines of text, written in black ink. RECTO: Beautiful large historiated miniature of Christ enthroned, blessing wi...
Date: Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $2400
Sold in 2018
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35296-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2015
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/33944-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: One two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting pen work,...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2013
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35297-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $130
Sold in 2015
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/33945-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: One two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting pen work,...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2013
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/35298-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2015
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/33946-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: 4 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting pen work, s...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $130
Sold in 2013
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/33947-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting pen work, s...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2013
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/43514-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
Both sides are illuminated with striking initials extending with elaborate pen work into the margin.RECTO: Two 2 two-line initial in blue and red with contrasting penwork...
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1300
Selling price: $285
Sold in 2019
![Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.](/uploads/cache/43515-500x500.jpg)
Manuscript leaf from a very early [around 1300] Breviary.
>Both sides are illuminated with one-line initials in gold or blue. Line fillers in blue and red with contrasting penwork and gold.
Date: Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1280 - 1320
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2019
Breviary Manuscript.
A very early double-leaf from a manuscript psalter on vellum. RECTO: 31 lines of text, double columns,in dark brown ink and in red, some panels in a slight larger script ...
Date: Besancon (?) , ca 1350
Selling price: $375
Sold in 2008
Decretals of Gregorius IX
Very important leaf with the text of Gratians "concordantia discordantium canonum" , written in 1140 Meaning Harmony of dissonant canones. It contains text of p...
Date: Italy, probably Bologna ca.1325-1350
Selling price: $1025
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Double-leaf from a small psalter on vellum,
13 lines of text in a small gothic bookhand. RECTO: one large 2-line capital in burnished gold on multicolored ground, seven more capitals in burnished gold and colors. ...
Date: Flanders, ca. 1350
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2013
BREVIARY
Leaf from a manuscript breviary, on vellum. Written in dark brown ink, some words in red ink to mark new chapters, in an evident gothic book hand. RECTO: 31 lines of tex...
Date: Besancon 1350
Selling price: $275
Sold in 2009
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
This tiny vellum leaf is from an early French Book of Hours. It has a few small penwork initials and linefillers, all painted in red, blue, white and some with burnished ...
Date: France ca.1360
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2013
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
This tiny vellum leaf is from an early French Book of Hours. It has a 3 large illuminated initial of 2 lines, all painted in red, blue, white and burnished gold leaf.
Date: France ca.1360
Selling price: $80
Sold in 2012
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
This tiny vellum leaf is from an early French Book of Hours. It has a 3 large illuminated initial of 2 lines, all painted in red, blue, white and burnished gold leaf.
Date: France, ca.1360
Selling price: $140
Sold in 2011
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
This tiny vellum leaf is from an early French Book of Hours. It has a few small penwork initials, all painted in red, blue, white and some with burnished gold leaf.
Date: France ca.1360
Selling price: $70
Sold in 2013
Manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours ca. 1360
Manuscript leaf in Latin from a Book of Hours on vellum from Italy 14th century; written in a large Gothic hand with versal initials in red and blue with contrasting penw...
Date: Italy, ca. 1360
Selling price: $170
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
This tiny vellum leaf is from an early French Book of Hours. It has a large illuminated initial of 4 lines, this side has also a border illustration at 4 sides all painte...
Date: France ca.1360
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2011
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
This tiny vellum leaf is from an early French Book of Hours. It has a few small penwork initials, all painted in red, blue, white and some with burnished gold leaf.
Date: France ca.1360
Selling price: $70
Sold in 2014
Manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours.
Manuscript leaf in Latin from a Book of Hours on vellum from Italy 14th century; written in a large Gothic hand with versal initials in red and blue with contrasting penw...
Date: Italy, ca. 1360
Selling price: $220
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
This tiny vellum leaf is from an early French Book of Hours. It has a 3 large illuminated initial of 2 lines, all painted in red, blue, white and burnished gold leaf.
Date: France, ca. 1360
Selling price: $225
Sold in 2012
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
Vellum leaf from an early French Book of Hours, the decoration is typical of the scriptoria of Northern France in the second half of the 14th century: large initials in r...
Date: France, ca.1380
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2008
Decretals of Gregorius IX.
Very important leaf with the text of Gratians "concordantia discordantium canonum" , written in 1140.Meaning Harmony of dissonant canones. It contains text of p...
Date: Italy, probably Bologna 1350-1380
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2019
Psalter manuscript.
Double-leaf from a charming small manuscript on vellum.RECTO: 13 lines of text in latin, written in a good Gothic hand. Two sizes of letters in panels of lines, but all w...
Date: Flanders, 1350-1380
Selling price: $235
Sold in 2008
Decretals of Gregorius IX
Very important leaf with the text of Gratians "concordantia discordantium canonum" , written in 1140.Meaning Harmony of dissonant canones. It contains text of p...
Date: Italy, probably Bologna 1350-1380
Selling price: $700
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
Vellum leaf from an early French Book of Hours, the decoration is typical of the scriptoria of Northern France in the second half of the 14th century: large initials in r...
Date: France ca.1380
Selling price: $600
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
Vellum leaf from an early French Book of Hours, the decoration is typical of the scriptoria of Northern France in the second half of the 14th century: large initials in r...
Date: France, ca.1380
Selling price: $350
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Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
Vellum leaf from an early French Book of Hours, the decoration is typical of the scriptoria of Northern France in the second half of the 14th century: large initials in r...
Date: France ca.1380
Selling price: $300
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Vellum leaf from an early French Breviary.
Vellum leaf from an early French Breviary with decoration typical of the scriptoria of northern France at the end of the 14th. century . There are large initials in red, ...
Date: Paris, c. 1380 -1400
Selling price: $340
Sold in 2014
A leaf from an early Parisian book of hours, on vellum.
A leaf on vellum, in 2 sizes of scripture. Early books of hours are very rare Beautiful gothic lettering in dark brown ink. RECTO: 14 lines of text, in two sizes. Extreme...
Date: France/Paris ca. 1400
Selling price: $1150
Sold in 2012
Manuscript leaf on vellum from a Dutch Book of Hours.
RECTO: Two 2-line capitals in burnished gold with extensive penwork in blue and red. One 1-line capital in red, blue or burnished gold with extensive penwork.
Date: Utrecht, c.1400-1410
Selling price: $475
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Manuscript leaf on vellum from a Dutch Book of Hours.
RECTO: One 4-line capital in burnished gold with extensive penwork in blue and red and extensive decoration with burnished gold. A rare and extra ordinary decorative page...
Date: Utrecht, c.1400-1410
Selling price: $1950
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Manuscript leaf on vellum from a Dutch Book of Hours.
RECTO: One 4-line capital in burnished gold with extensive penwork in blue and red and extensive decoration with burnished gold.
Date: Utrecht, c.1400-1410
Selling price: $1950
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Leaf on vellum from a Missal.
A very fine Missal leaf, written in Latin. RECTO: A wonderful 2-lines initial I in liquid gold decorated with pen work in purple and blue. Three 1-line initials in same.V...
Date: France, c. 1410
Selling price: $600
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Leaf from a book of hours on vellum from a northern-Franch book of hours.
14 lines of text in two different sizes in a well-finished gothic bookhand. RECTO: Two 2-line capitals "D" (Deus qui conspicias ......) and (Deus qui iratum.......
Date: France ca. 1410
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2013
Leaf from a Gospelbook.
Wide margins, 36 lines of text in brown ink. Ruling in pink ink in fine gothic textura script, with rubrics in red. With 2 two-line initials in liquid gold in gold on red...
Date: Paris, c. 1420
Selling price: $250
Sold in 2014
BOOK OF HOURS.
Double-leaf, from a Parisian book of hours, written on vellum in a regular gothic bookhand. 14 lines of text. RECTO: two 2-line and five 1-line initials in red or blue, w...
Date: Paris ca. 1420
Selling price: $250
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Manuscript leaf from a Parisian book of hours, on vellum.
Written in very dark brown ink in a refined gothic bookletter. 15 lines of text. Textblock 90 mm x 90 mm. RECTO: six 1-line illuminated initials in burnished gold with a...
Date: Paris, ca. 1420
Selling price: $190
Sold in 2010
Manuscript leaf from a Parisian book of hours, on vellum.
Written in dark brown ink in a refined gothic bookhand, 15 lines of text. Textblock 90 x 90 mm. RECTO: One 2-line large initial "M" (Miserere mei deus......)an...
Date: Paris ca. 1420
Selling price: $275
Sold in 2010
Manuscript leaf from a French Book of Hours.
Written on vellum in a rather large, but regular gothic bookhand, 11 lines of text. Darkbrown inkTextblock 140 x 100 mm. RECTO: One large 2-line illuminated capital &quo...
Date: Paris ca. 1420
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2011
Manuscript leaf from a Parisian book of hours, on vellum.
Written in dark brown ink in a refined gothic book hand, 15 lines of text. Text block 90 x 90 mm. RECTO: One 2-line large initial "M" (Miserere mei deus. . .) a...
Date: Paris, ca. 1420
Selling price: $350
Sold in 2014
Manuscript leaf from a Parisian book of hours, on vellum.
Written in very dark brown ink in a refined gothic book letter. 15 lines of text. Text block 90 mm x 90 mm. RECTO: six 1-line illuminated initials in burnished gold with ...
Date: Paris, ca. 1420
Selling price: $450
Sold in 2013
Manuscript leaf from a French Book of Hours.
Written on vellum in a rather large, but regular Gothic book hand, 11 lines of text. Dark brown ink. Text block 140 x 100 mm. RECTO: One large 2-line illuminated capital ...
Date: Paris ca. 1420
Selling price: $650
Sold in 2014
Manuscript leaf from a Parisian book of hours, on vellum.
Written in dark brown ink in a refined gothic book hand, 17 lines of text. Text block 100 x 72 mm. VERSO: One 2-line large initial "L" and six 1-line initials i...
Date: Paris, ca. 1420
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2016
Leaf from a French (Paris) book of hours.
Leaf from a French (Paris) book of hours, written in black ink, 16 lines of text.Recto: Seven 1-line initials in gold or colors.VERSO : one 2-line and one 1-line initials...
Date: Paris, ca. 1420
Selling price: $100
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Leaf from a Gospelbook.
Wide margins, 36 lines of text in brown ink. Ruling in pink ink in fine gothic textura script, with rubrics in red. With 2 two-line initials in liquid gold in gold on red...
Date: Paris, c. 1420
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2015
Breviary
Vellum leaf from a Spanish breviary of Carthusian use, probably Segovia. Recto: 29 lines of text, written in brown ink, and red at the beginning of new chapters. Two 2-li...
Date: Spain, probably Segovia ca. 1420
Selling price: $150
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Breviary.
Vellum leaf from a Spanish breviary of Carthusian use, probably Segovia. Recto: 29 lines of text, written in brown ink, red at the beginning of new chapters. Two 2-line i...
Date: Spain, probably Segovia ca. 1420
Selling price: $150
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Leaf from a French (Paris) book of hours.
Leaf from a French (Paris) book of hours, written in black ink, 16 lines of text. Recto: Text starts at Matins,the beginning of the hours to the holy Virgin "Ïncipi...
Date: Paris ca. 1420
Selling price: $850
Sold in 2008
Book of Hours.
Leaf from a refined small book of hours, written in a nice gothic bookhand, dark brown ink. 14 lines of text. RECTO: 5 large initials in colors blue and red, hihly raised...
Date: France - Paris ca. 1420
Selling price: $150
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Leaf from a book of hours.
VERSO: Two 2-line capitals in burnished gold and colors, three 1-line capitals in same.RECTO: Six 1-line capitals in burnished gold and colors, three line-fillers in same...
Date: Probably Flanders, 1420
Selling price: $210
Sold in 2008
A leaf from a Breviary, of Carthusian use, on vellum.
29 lines of text in two columns, written in dark brown ink in a refined Gothic script. Probably written in Segovia/Spain.REC O: Four large initials, two of them in burni...
Date: Segovia / SPAIN ca. 1420
Selling price: $175
Sold in 2013
Leaf from a Parisian book of hours, on vellum, written in a bold strong Gothic script.
Textpanel 90 x 60 mm. RECTO: One 2-line initial "C" in burnished gold on red and blue grounds "Cantate d(omi)no canticu(m) novu(m)...... Four 1-line initi...
Date: France/Paris ca. 1420
Selling price: $165
Sold in 2012
A leaf from a Breviary, of Carthusian use, on vellum.
A leaf from a Breviary, of Carthusian use, on vellum. 29 lines of text in 2 columns. Written in darkbrown ink.Probably written in Segovia.RECTO: Two large initials "...
Date: Segovia, Spain c.1420
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2011
Breviary.
Manuscript leaf on fine vellum, from a Spanish breviary, written in a fine spanish gothic bookhand. RECTO: 29 lines of text in two columns, two 2-line capitals in blue an...
Date: Spain - Segovia ca.1420
Selling price: $180
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Breviary.
Manuscript leaf on fine vellum, from a Spanish breviary, written in a fine spanish book hand. 29 lines of text in two columns, two 2-line capitals in blue and red, height...
Date: Spin - Segovia ca. 1420
Selling price: $200
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Leaf from a book of hours on vellum.
"Original leaf from a Renaissance manuscript Book of Hours with a 4 line initial ""G"", text written in Dutch in dark brown ink on vellum. With a...
Date: Netherlands c.1430
Selling price: $525
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Leaf from a book of hours on vellum.
Original leaf from a Renaissance manuscript Book of Hours with a 4 line initial G, text written in Dutch in dark brown ink on vellum. With a wonderful left panel.VERSO co...
Date: Netherlands c.1430
Selling price: $500
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Manuscript leaf on vellum from a very refined Book of Hours.
Manuscript leaf on vellum from a very refined book of hours, written in darkbrown ink, 16 lines of text, what must have been an important book of hours. One 2-line initi...
Date: Paris ca. 1430
Selling price: $325
Sold in 2011
BOOK OF HOURS
Leaf from a book of hours, written in Flanders at the first half of the 15th. century. RECTO:One large illuninated Initial, 2 lines high and five 1-line initials colored,...
Date: Flanders ca. 1430
Selling price: $130
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Miniature of King David from a Book of Hours.
This miniature can be attributed most probably to the circle of "Maître de Bedford" (Master of Bedford) a well-known artist who was working in Paris in the yea...
Date: Paris, 1420-1430
Selling price: $2500
Sold in 2019
Leaf from a book of hours on vellum.
RECTO: One very large initial "B" of "Benedictus d(moi)n(us)s.." in blue on burnished gold ground, infilled with red and white tracery, another initia...
Date: Paris, ca. 1430
Selling price: $400
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Manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours.
Leaf from a book of hours, written in Flanders at the first half of the 15th. century.RECTO: One large illuminated Initial, 2 lines high and five 1-line initials colored,...
Date: Flanders ca. 1430
Selling price: $130
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Medieval Book of Hours (Hours of the Virgin) - opening of the Hours of Vespers.
A beautifully worked leaf from a medieval manuscript BOOK OF HOURS. 16 lines of text, ruled in red, written in Latin with dark brown ink in Gothic textura script on anima...
Date: Rouen, ca. 1440
Selling price: $975
Sold in 2009