ORIGINAL LEAF FROM A MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT "BOOK OF HOURS"; 16 LINES OF TEXT RULED IN RED, AND WRITTEN IN lATIN WITH DARK BROWN INK ON ANIMAL VELLUM. oNE TWO -LINE ILLUMINATED INITAL IN BURNISHED GOLD ON RED AND BLUE GROUND WITH DELICATE WHITE TRACERY; FOURTEEN ONE-LINE ILLUMINATED INITIALS ALTERNATING IN DEEP BLUE WITH DELICATE RED PENWORK AND BURNISHED GOLD WITH DELICATE BLUE PENWORK. ELABORATE RINCEAUX BORDER EMANATING FROM A BURNISHED GOLD BAR ON A RED AND WHITE GROUND WHICH EXTENDS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TEXT. THIS BORDER IS FILLED WITH VINES, FLOWERS AND BERRIES (INCLUDING STRAWBERRIES-SYMBOL OF PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS) IN BURNISHED GOLD, BLUE, RED, ORANGE & GREEN; C. 1460; ALONG WITH COPIES OF OTHER EARLY BIBLE DOCUMENTATIONS OF RELATED ARTICLES TO THE SAID ABOVE; IMAGE 6.5"H X 4"W, FRAMED 16"H X 13.25"W

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