28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Manuscripts

 
  Lot 138
 

138

Illuminated leaves. Six illuminated vellum leaves from books of hours, psalters and similar,...

Illuminated leaves. Six illuminated vellum leaves from books of hours, psalters and similar, c.1450-75, all in Latin except item 4, in various styles of gothic hand, mainly in double-aperture mounts with both sides of leaf visible, and including: 1) Bifolium (280 x 202 mm), probably French, incipit 'in Ierusalem tibi offerent' (from Psalm 67), 24 lines with 4 decorative initials in gold with penwork infill and surround, 2) Single leaf (185 x 116 mm), incipit 'Ad te levavi oculos meos' (from Psalm 123), 30 lines, with numerous 1- and 2-line initials in gold on blue or bistre ground, 3) Single leaf (92 x 65 mm) from a miniature breviary or psalter, Low Countries or Germany, c.1470, incorporating part of the hymn for the nativity of Saint John the Baptist, 19 lines, with one 3-line initial in blue and 6 single-line initials in red and blue, 4) Single leaf (128 x 94 mm), containing prayers in Dutch, 15 lines, one initial in blue, capital strokes and underlining in red, 5) Single leaf (131 x 96 mm), recto with part of Psalm 150, verso with part of the Benedictus (Song of Zechariah) from the Gospel of Luke, 6) Single leaf (93 x 62 mm), containing Psalm 128 (part of the marriage service in the Book of Common Prayer, 13 lines, one 2-line initial in gold, 10 one-line initials in blue and red (qty: 6) Provenance (item 3): Philip J. Pirages, Catalogue 41, item 59 (with word-processed catalogue note).

Sold for £320
Estimated at £150 - £200


 

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