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Collection ID: 0007 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

SC MS 0431.134.3OS French leaf from book of hours

Title

French leaf from book of hours

Funders

Call number

SC MS 0431.134.3OS
(Bethlehem, United States, Lehigh University, Special Collections)

Publisher

Special Collections

Language

Latin

Origin

15th Century; ca. 1450
Place
Northern France/Flanders

Summary

Single leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, on Parchment. Gothic liturgical bookhand in dark brown ink, ruled in red, written in a single column of 21 lines. Calligraphic versal intials. Note space left for 2-line versal initial

Extent

176 x 131 mm bound to 355 x 277 mm

Support

Parchment

Binding

Portfolio mat

Layout

  • Single leaf, double sided. 21 lines on recto, 19 lines on verso. Recto includes 5 lines at the bottom done in a different hand
  • Decoration

    Initials touched in red

    Script

  • Gothic liturgical bookhand
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