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[GATHERING FROM A LARGE MISSAL]

10 leaves (a complete quire) from a Missal, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum
[Italy
c. 1400]
€800 - €1.200

10 leaves (5 bifolia), each with text in double column of 26 lines of two sizes of a good late gothic bookhand, some important quotations underlined in red, two large marginal additions in main hand, last leaf with a catchword at foot, capitals touched in red, red rubrics, numerous 2-line initials in blue and red with ornate penwork in contrasting colour (some picking out foliage within the body of the initial), small spots and stains, slightly cockled throughout, else good condition, 300 by 225mm