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Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![97-. Horna BEATZ MARIA VIRGINIS, CUM KALENDARIO, } MANUSCRIPT. ON VELLUM |FRencu, XI Vr Century |, 104 U1. (34 by 22 in.) written in neat gothic characters, 12 long lines to a page, Font largeinitials within floralborders, painted in gold and colours, other large initials with strap elongations, some Il. of the Calendar damaged, and some of the decoration rubbed slightly, new crimson morocco extra, g: e.in a slip case XIV CENT. 98 HorAE BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS Pe ercie the Hours of the Holy Cross, of the Holy Spirit and the Blessed Virgin; no Calendar), ILLUMINATED Manuscripr ON VELLUM [FRENCH, XVI Cuntury], 144 Ul. (7 by 4% in.) with 8 large minia- tures depicting the usual subjects, within full borders, and 12 smaller ones illustrating the Memoric, 14 large orna- mental initials, with floreated and historiated bordersin gold and colours, by a Burgundian artist, early X V LIth Cent. French binding of olive morocco gilt, line bordersand frames, with scroll ornaments and the monogram A.V. repeated in outer borders, designs of leaves at corners of frames, the Vassé arms in centre of covers, back tooled with leafy sprays, monogram on lozenge in centre, g.e. . XV CENT. *,*™ Inserted at the beginning of the volume are three leaves, containing an office of Saint Gabriel with four miniatures. They are as follows: 1. Full-page miniature of the ARMS oF CHARLES VIII (France, supported by two poreupines within the Collar of the Order of St. Michel). . PoRTRAIT OF CHARLES VIII kneeling at prayer, in blue robes, semé de fleurs de lys and lined with ermine, in a chapel with a colonnade of white pillars in the background. 3. Full-page miniature of The Annunciation. circular canopy of blue and white, with a curtain of crimson and gold in the background, in a chapel with gothic window. Charles’ name appears on the white canopy. 99 Hora BEATa& MARIA VIRGINIS, cum Kalendario, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM [FRENCH, XVtTH Century], 197 Ud. (64 by 4% in.) written in gothic characters, 15 long lines to a page, Calendar in gold, ved and blue, 14 large arched minia- tures within full borders of conventional floreate scrolls, natural flowers and fruit, grotesques, etc. finely painted in - gold and colours, the miniatures treat of the usual subjects with the exception of the first, which depicts a woman dressed as a widow kneeling before a prie-dieu, intended to represent, in all probability, the person for whom the volume was exe- cuted ; 18 small square miniatures depicting the Madonna and Child, various saints, etc. single outer borders to nearly every page, numerous large and small capitals, and consider- able textual ornament, some ll. at end wormed slightly, and one or two borders shaved a little, otherwise in fine condition, old red morocco gilt, borders of dots, g.e. XV CENT. Lie)](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31653704_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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