Rare Autographs
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Book of Hours late 1400's -An original leaf rom a manuscript Book of Hours, 20 lines of Latin text, ruled in red with rubrics in red, line endings in red & blue, with liquid gold infill. Written in angular gothic book hand on animal vellum. One-line initials in gold on alternating red & blue grounds; Two line initial in white & gray acanthus with floral infill on gold grounds. Elaborate panel borders on both sides in acanthus & diverse floral motifs on liquid gold ground. France: Rouen: Use of Rouen, circa 1490-1500.
Book 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-,ade pf tje fomest ,ateroa;s. bu tje best craftsmen, for a small audience which could both appreciate and afford them.
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