Original leaf from a French medieval illuminated manuscript Book of Hours. 13 lines of hand-ruled text written in Latin with dark brown ink in fine lettre bâtarde script on animal vellum. One two-line illuminated initial in burnished gold on a red and blue ground
Origin: Paris, France circa 1500.
Size: 110 x 75mm – 4.25 x 2.9 inches, from a diminutive manuscript likely written for a lady.
The leaf continues the section of prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The two-line illuminated “S” begins: “Salve mater…” (Hail, Mother of Mercy! Thou art the noble dwelling of the blessed Trinity; But for the majesty of the Incarnate Word thou didst prepare a special sanctuary…).
Provenance: ex-collection of Brooklyn Museum of Art, acquired in 1919. Deaccessioned and sold to support the museum collection.
Shipped unmatted