Book of Hours, 14th/15th century, 42 leafs, one illuminated manuscript, in Latin, on vellum, later binding, 19cm ...

Book of Hours, 14th/15th century, 42 leafs, one illuminated manuscript, in Latin, on vellum, later binding, 19cm x 13cm

Manuscript on vellum, in Latin, 42 leaves (last page blank with inked lines), not including blank modern flyleaves.

Text on single column, 16 lines ruled in pink ink, gothic textualis semi quadrata in brown ink, some lines rubricated, regular punctuation.

 Some ligature in dei, capital letters mainly colored alternate in red and blue, a few enriched with human expressions or flourish interlining.

 Illuminated miniature on fol. 39 with capital letter gilt historiated with foliating motif in blue and red paint, embedded in richly blossoming decorations along three borders.

 Very wide and fresh margins, some later marginalia and notes on a few leaves.

 Internal brown stain on fol. 25, some very light foxing and browning, a few wormholes, otherwise in very good condition.

 The manuscript comes in two separate parts as the binding got severely damaged along the spine, not affecting any of the leaves.

 Later ink decorated wrappers on cardboard, 8vo (190x130 mm), (text 165 x 100 mm), Northern Europe, [14^th / 15^th century].

 Devotional work including the Septem Salmi Penitentiales, the Pater Noster, prayers for the dead, hymns,  orationes, litanies.

 The illustrated miniature inaugurates the section of prayers dedicated to the veneration of the Virgin Mary, as clearly announced by the two rubricated lines in the central part of the text.

Litanies: each line begins with a 1-line initial "S" alternating red and blue; the names of the Saints are written on the same line as "Or[a pros nobis]" but are separated from it by line fillers or alternating bands of the same colors of the initials.