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Go to Folio 1... M2673 Leaf from a Book of Hours, gold leaf and tempera on vellum. Latin text in fifteen lines of gothic script in dark brown ink with rubrics and ruling in red. Versal initials in burnished gold on a ground of blue and burgundy with white tracery and with beautiful decoration extending into the margin. Two-line initial "I" in gold leaf opens Psalm 126, "In convertendo...." Verse 3 on verso reads, "Magnificavit dominus..." (The Lord hath done great things for us...). Size: 152 x 116 mm. (Matted 14 x 11 in.) M4823 Leaf from a Book of Hours,
manuscript on vellum. Latin text written in a gothic hand in dark brown ink. Ruling in red. Versal initials in liquid gold on a ground of blue or rust with gold tracery. Line-endings of the same decoration. The text is taken from Psalm 51: 10-21. Initial “C” opens the text “Cor mundum crea…” (Create in me a clean heart….) Size: 105 x 72 mm. (Matted 10 x 8 in.) M4263 Leaf from a Printed Book of Hours, printed by Hardouyn. Versal initials done by hand in gold on a ground of blue or rust. Line-endings also in tempera and liquid gold. The page begins with most of Psalm 63. Two-line initial "D" opens Psalm 67, "Deus misereatur..." (God be merciful to us and bless us....) Size: 188 x 115 mm. (Matted 14 x 11 in.)
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