c 1425-50 MEDIEVAL BOOK OF HOURS - ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, FRANCE

Description: Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours Leaf, France, c. 1425-50Text from PSALM 115 and 116 (KJ 116 and 117): "O praise the Lord, all ye nations..." Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE IM-13424: Original leaf from a French medieval illuminated manuscript Book of Hours. 17 lines of hand-ruled text written in Latin with black ink in fine bold gothic textura script on animal vellum with rubrics in red. Embellished with Two two-line illuminated initials and seven one-line illuminated initials alternating in burnished gold with blue penwork and blue with red penwork – many extending into the margins. Origin: Paris, France - circa 1425-1450 Size: 6.1 x 4.5 inches, (155 x 114mm) The one-line illuminated “C” begins Psalm 115: 4-10 (King James 116: 13-19): “Calicem…” (I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people: precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds: I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people: in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem). The two-line illuminated “L” begins Psalm 116 (KJ 117) complete: “Laudate…” (O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth forever). Provenance: Written for the Use of Paris – Rare inclusion of St. Bruno in the Litany indicates possible ownership by a monk of the Carthusian Monastery of Vauvert (Order of St Bruno), Paris (established 1257, dissolved 1792). This Book of Hours leaf was scribed circa 1425-1450. This is a beautiful and highly ornamental original, about 575 years old, not a reproduction. It is in exceptionally nice antiquarian condition as shown in the photos. The colors and gold are fresh and bright. It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Books of Hours are personal prayer books of a devout and status-conscious society and are not only works of art, but cultural documents of their time. They reveal a unique combination of sacred and secular imagery - made of the finest materials, by the best craftsmen, for a small audience that could both appreciate and afford them. We have been full-time dealers in Illuminated Manuscripts, Maps, Prints and Antiquities since 1980.

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