Description: Title: Book of Hours, Use of Poitiers, Circa 1500-1525. Illuminated Manuscript on Vellum from France Condition: Fair A substantial fragment of an early 16th century illuminated Book of Hours, inscribed in a flowing gothic script, likely produced in the city of Poitiers. There are several factors which point to this conclusion, starting with the saints venerated in the remaining calendar leaves, such as Saint Clair of Nantes, Gatianus of Tours, and Martin of Tours. This Book of Hours is written in an 18-line format. This Book of Hours is illuminated throughout, with one full-page miniature (The Annunciation), and three smaller in-text miniatures. Four pages, including that of the full-page miniature, are decorated with illuminated borders with leaves, flowers, and one page bearing a caterpillar. Six pages have decorated one side borders. The text is written in black, blue, and red ink, with 9 3-line blue initials against gold, with these initials having been decorated with more elaborate flower motifs. There are hundreds of illuminated 1 and 2-line initial throughout and many illuminated line fillers, uniquely against black, a rather uncommon sight in early Books of Hours. Despite being water damaged, the full-page miniature of the Annunciation is rather unique as one can see the basic outlines of the figures and backgrounds. This Book of Hours is very clearly lacking a large quantity of leaves, as the calendar begins in September, and there are numerous excision points throughout. One illuminated manuscript in 18mo, (13.7 x 8.5 cm), 71 leaves on vellum This manuscript is in fair shape, with heavy rubbing and wear to the binding, with a bit of leather peeling to the head of the spine. There is significant staining and water damage throughout, the vellum being warped. A number of pages have had smeared ink, with one of the smaller in-text miniatures having the features mostly smeared as well. There is some soiling and scattered ink staining throughout.I typically ship within 1-2 business days of receiving payment. If you have any additional inquiries, feel free to message or email me. Visit my store website in the profile description for more listings that I have yet to publish here. Tracking is automatically included within Canada and the United States. Please notify me if you wish to have your purchase fully insured. For any international orders overseas, please contact me for an invoice if you wish to have tracking and insurance added. This charge will vary per destination. I also combine shipping on multiple orders.
Price: 9600 CAD
Location: Toronto
End Time: 2024-10-19T02:58:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14.71 CAD
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: Latin
Special Attributes: Illuminated, Illustrated, Manuscript
Topic: Religion
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1500
