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[LEAF FROM A MINIATURE BOOK OF HOURS]

Single leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum
[Italy
15th century]
€300 - €500

Leaf with a large initial 'E' (opening ""Eructavit cor meum ..."") in gold, enclosing coloured foliage on dark blue grounds, with gold and coloured extensions snaking into the margin, red rubric, capital touched in red, text in single column of 11 lines of an rounded Italian bookhand, stains to edges, some flaking from foliage inside initial, craquelure to gold, a few spots and stains, else good condition, 75 by 63mm.; in gilt frame and unexamined out of frame

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