Description: Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours Leaf, France, c. 1460Text from Psalm 37 (KJ 38): the fifth Penitential Psalm Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE IM-13591: Original leaf from a medieval manuscript Book of Hours. 25 lines, of red-ruled Latin in dark brown ink, written in fine gothic script on animal vellum with rubrics in blue.Embellished with an attractive two-line illuminated initial in blue and white on a red ground with gold pen-work; fourteen one-line illuminated initials and eleven illuminated line-extenders (three in branch-like forms) in gold on alternating blue, red and sepia ground with gold highlights. France, c. 1460Size: 160 x 100mm – 6.25 x 4 inches.The two-line illuminated “D” begins Psalm 37 (King James 38) 1-14: “Domine ne in furore…” (Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath. For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me. There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins. For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as heavy burden are become heavy upon me…). Psalm 37 (KJ 38) is the third of the Penitential Psalms. The Penitential Psalms are a group of 7 psalms considered appropriate for prayer during times of repentance. This Book of Hours leaf was scribed circa 1460. This is a beautiful and highly ornamental original, about 575 years old, not a reproduction. It is in exceptionally nice antiquarian condition as shown in the photos. The colors and gold are fresh and bright. It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Books 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 - made of the finest materials, by the best craftsmen, for a small audience that could both appreciate and afford them. We have been full-time dealers in Illuminated Manuscripts, Maps, Prints and Antiquities since 1980.
Price: 169 USD
Location: Akron, Ohio
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Date of Publication: c. 1460
Type: Illuminated Manuscript
Place of Publication: France (Paris)
Language: Latin
Special Attributes: Illuminated
Region: Europe
Author: medieval scribe
Material: Vellum
Subject: Religion, Bibles, Book of Hours, Medieval
Original/Facsimile: Original
