![]() ![]() A few leaves with a little yellowing to vellum, small smudges in the borders, or chips to gold and paint, occasional minor marginal spots or stains, corner of one leaf torn, but these issues by and large negligible, and on the whole fresh, bright, and in excellent condition. Rubrics in dark pink, line enders in pink and blue with white tracery and gold bezant, each with several one-line initials and one or more two-line initials in burnished gold on dark pink and blue ground with white tracery, each side of each leaf with a lovely panel border composed of hairline vines with gold ivy and bezants, and colorful flowers and acanthus. Single column, 15 lines in an elegant gothic book hand. ![]() For additional leaves from this same manuscript at different price points, please check our website.Ģ39 x 165 mm. Luxurious touches such as the numerous gilt initials, several dozen gilt bezants and ivy leaves in each panel border, and the unusually wide margins point to this manuscript having been a costly production. From a large Book of Hours probably produced in Besançon, these leaves feature very pretty panel borders with flowers and unique acanthus flourishes on every page, including a few examples with gilt or painted vases and lovely flower arrangements, and large, fanciful single flowers with exaggerated petals, stamens, and leaves. A few leaves with some general light yellowing or soiling to vellum, occasional minor marginal spots or stains, some leaves with a thumb smudge or two to the borders, a couple with more noticeable smudges or stains (but with interesting border decoration to compensate), but on the whole this group in lovely condition-clean, bright, and well preserved. Rubrics in dark pink, line enders in pink and blue with white tracery and gold bezants, most leaves with several one-line initials (and some with one or more two-line initials) in burnished gold on dark pink and blue ground with white tracery, each side of each leaf with a lovely panel border composed of hairline vines with gold ivy and bezants, colorful acanthus, and flowers, some with attractive vases or especially imaginative flowers. From a large Book of Hours probably produced in Besançon, these leaves feature very pretty panel borders with colorful flowers and unique acanthus flourishes on every page. A few leaves with some general light yellowing or soiling to vellum, occasional minor marginal spots or stains and one leaf with a marginal repair, some leaves with a thumb smudge or two to the hairline vine borders, but on the whole this group in lovely condition, quite clean and very well preserved. ![]() Rubrics in dark pink, line enders in pink and blue with white tracery and gold bezant, each leaf with several one-line initials (and a few leaves with one or more two-line initials) in burnished gold on dark pink and blue ground with white tracery, each side of each leaf with a lovely panel border composed of hairline vines with gold ivy and bezants, colorful acanthus, and flowers. Luxurious touches such as the numerous gilt initials, several dozen gilt bezants and ivy leaves in each panel border, and the unusually wide margins point to this having been an expensive production. From a large Book of Hours probably produced in Besançon, these leaves feature very pretty panel borders with unique acanthus flourishes and flowers on every page. Occasional small stains or smudges (most marginal), other minor signs of use and wear, but these issues all quite negligible, and on the whole the leaves IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION-clean, bright, and very well preserved. Rubrics in dark pink, line enders in pink and blue with white tracery and gold bezant, each leaf with one- and/or two-line initials in burnished gold on dark pink and blue ground with white tracery, each side of each leaf with a lovely panel border composed of hairline vines with gold ivy and bezants, colorful acanthus, fruit, and flowers. ![]()
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