Two leaves from liturgical books, in Latin, illuminated manuscripts on parchment
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Two leaves from liturgical books, in Latin, illuminated manuscripts on parchment [France, thirteenth and fourteenth century]
Two leaves: (a) leaf from a Psalter, with 18 lines in a good early gothic bookhand (with biting curves, but strangely written above topline), line-fillers in pink and blue decorated with white penwork, initials in liquid gold and set off in margin on pink and blue decorative bars, that on verso extending in gold and coloured bars into the head and foot of the leaf, pencil folio no. '122', trimmed at outer edges, small spots and stains, else good condition, 125 by 90mm. (written space: 85 by 57mm.), late thirteenth century; (b) leaf from a Missal, with single column of 25 lines in a gothic bookhand, capitals touched in yellow, red rubrics, small red initials with faded purple penwork and gold bezants and fruit in margins, spots and small stains, else good condition, 151 by 112mm. (written space: 105 by 80mm.), fourteenth century
Two leaves: (a) leaf from a Psalter, with 18 lines in a good early gothic bookhand (with biting curves, but strangely written above topline), line-fillers in pink and blue decorated with white penwork, initials in liquid gold and set off in margin on pink and blue decorative bars, that on verso extending in gold and coloured bars into the head and foot of the leaf, pencil folio no. '122', trimmed at outer edges, small spots and stains, else good condition, 125 by 90mm. (written space: 85 by 57mm.), late thirteenth century; (b) leaf from a Missal, with single column of 25 lines in a gothic bookhand, capitals touched in yellow, red rubrics, small red initials with faded purple penwork and gold bezants and fruit in margins, spots and small stains, else good condition, 151 by 112mm. (written space: 105 by 80mm.), fourteenth century
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Two leaves from liturgical books, in Latin, illuminated manuscripts on parchment
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