Authors

Unknown

Contributor

Stephen Mack

Description

Good condition, though some wrinkling.; Floral imagery.; Angular Gothic Script; Very intricate decorated initials on verso and recto. "O" on verso and "H" on recto.; Flowers surround the text, they all come from a single stem, though the types of flowers vary. Ege notes that the flowers on the Verso have been carefully traced on the recto so that they could not be seen through the thin vellum.; Black, red, blue, gold, and green inks

Description Recto

Hours of the Holy Spirit at Compline; Flesh Side

Description Verso

Hours of the Holy Spirit at Compline; Hair Side

Provenance

Purchased from Otto F. Ege

Format Medium

Vellum

Format Extent

38.5 cm x 28 cm

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Relation Is Part Of

Otto F. Ege's "50 Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts"

Date Digitized

February 2007

Coverage-Spatial

France

Coverage-Temporal

Mid 1400s

Book of Hours: Number 30

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