Size

16cm(H) x 12cm(W) / 6"(H) x 5"(W)

Item Type

Manuscript/Miniature

Region

France

Condition

Excellent

Full Description

Book of Hours Illuminated Leaf

Rouen, France, c. 1490

Original leaf from a manuscript 'Book of Hours'. 23 lines of text, ruled in red, written in Latin in angular letter-batarde script on animal vellum. Fillers and line endings in red and blue, with liquid gold infill. Elaborate panel borders in acanthus and floral motifs-highlighted by the use of liquid gold.

Book of Hours are personal prayer books of a devout and status-conscious society and are not only works of art, but cultural documents of their time. They reveal a unique combination of sacred and secular imagery- made of the finest materials, by the best craftsmen, for a small audience that could both appreciate and afford them.

Unframed.