Folio 38: Illuminated vellum manuscript leaf in French, from a book of hours (France) , Early 15th century

17 lines in a gothic book hand. Rebrics in red, red and blue line fillers with white tracery and gold accents, varying numbers of one-line gold initials on blue and red ground, some leaves with two line initials in pink and blue on a gold ground with tendrils eminating from the corners, a few leaves with three to five line initials, similarly decorated and sometimes containing a bar spanning the length of the page in gold, blue, and red. Vellum very faintly soiled, a few trivial stains and smudges, but nevertheless in consistently excellet, attractive condition. Vellum.