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Six Late 15th-Century Hand-Painted Pages from French Book of Hours
Item Details
A collection of six vellum leaves from a French Book of Hours, circa 1470 near Rouen, France. The Latin text is written in a regular book hand with a variety of brown, red, white, blue, and gold inks. The brown ink is likely carbon-based or an oak-gall mixture. The pages feature multiple drop caps and some floral borders. The pages are held in off-white matting windows with descriptive inserts detailing the inscriptions, wrapped in protective plastic.
Medium or Materials | Plastic |
Signature | Unsigned |
Condition
- some warping in vellum; discoloration and spotting present.
Dimensions
11.25" W x 14.0" H x 0.25" D
- measures mats/sleeves; visible pages measure 3.25" W x 4.5" H.
Item #
17WDC181-025