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Manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, produced in Northern France

Catalogue reference: MS 5650/44

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MS 5650/44
Title
Manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, produced in Northern France
Date
c.1450
Description

Text: From a Book of Hours, in Latin

Script: Textualis Formata (Textus Quadratus)

The illuminated leaf, from a Book of Hours, is in brown ink. There is red line ruling but no line pricking. There are two sizes of text.

On the recto side of the leaf wide ornamental border composed of gold oak leaves and pink and blue acanthus and flowers on hairline stems which spring from a bar of pink and burnished gold. One two-line versal and six one-line versals, all in burnished gold are on pink and blue grounds. There are four rectangular line fillers.

Held by
University of Reading: Special Collections
Former department reference
MS 44
Language
Latin
Physical description
1 leaf
Physical condition
Material: Vellum leaf
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f8997e96-0835-4b0c-918d-52f446b26599/

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Manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, produced in Northern France