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32 - Collection of 23 leaves and cuttings from medieval manuscripts, all in Latin, on vellum, [thirteenth to fifteenth century], including (a) an illuminated Book of Hours leaf, with text in single column of 17 lines of angular bookhand, red rubric, two initials in blue on gold and grounds enclosing coloured foliage, border panels on both sides of coloured foliate tendrils terminating in gold leaves and seedpods, 97 x 72mm., France, early fifteenth century; (b) two leaves from a Psalter, each with 19 lines of a good early gothic bookhand, gold initials offset in inner margin on blue and dark pink panels which taper to a point at their head and foot with penwork crosses there, three large gold initials on coloured grounds, each 120 x 90mm., France or Low Countries, thirteenth century; plus another 19 leaves (including two bifolia, or substantial remnants of them) and a long and thin strip, all from Bibles and liturgical books, one with modern calligraphy clumsily added at foot, some trimmed to edges, a few recovered from reuse in later bindings and with concomitant damage, else folds, small holes, spots and stains, in fair to good condition
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Collection of 23 leaves and cuttings from medieval manuscripts, all in Latin, on vellum, [thirteenth to fifteenth century], including (a) an illuminated Book of Hours leaf, with text in single column of 17 lines of angular bookhand, red rubric, two initials in blue on gold and grounds enclosing coloured foliage, border panels on both sides of coloured foliate tendrils terminating in gold leaves and seedpods, 97 x 72mm., France, early fifteenth century; (b) two leaves from a Psalter, each with 19 lines of a good early gothic bookhand, gold initials offset in inner margin on blue and dark pink panels which taper to a point at their head and foot with penwork crosses there, three large gold initials on coloured grounds, each 120 x 90mm., France or Low Countries, thirteenth century; plus another 19 leaves (including two bifolia, or substantial remnants of them) and a long and thin strip, all from Bibles and liturgical books, one with modern calligraphy clumsily added at foot, some trimmed to edges, a few recovered from reuse in later bindings and with concomitant damage, else folds, small holes, spots and stains, in fair to good condition
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