Folio 38: Illuminated vellum manuscript leaf in French, from a book of hours (France) , Early 15th century
Dates
- Creation: Early 15th century
Physical Description
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.
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Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Czech
Physical Description
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.
Library Details
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