Low Countries, Flanders(?). Circa AD 1440. Leaf (3.37”x4.61”). Medieval Book of Hours. VF.

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Low Countries, Flanders(?). Circa AD 1440. Leaf (3.37”x4.61”). Medieval Book of Hours. Illuminated leaf commencing with the invocative prayer “Deus, in adjutorium meum intende ; Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.” taken with Psalm 69: 2 (in the Vulgate). Followed by the hymn of the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Little Hours, which reads:

“Mememto, salutis Auctor, quod nostri quondam corporis, ex illibata Virgine nascendo, formam sumpseris.

Maria, mater gratiae, mater misericordiae, tu nos ab hoste protege, et hora mortis suscipe.

Gloria tibi, Domine, qui natus es de Virgine, cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu in sempiterna saecula. Amen.

Concluding with most of Psalm 53 including verses 3-8a. From a prayer book worthy of someone of some means for the time. Attractive gold, blue, red, green, and white illumination. Good ink, quite clear and readable. Some browning and small tears at edge, small old price and code penciled in at lower margin. VF.

From the Sand Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 1 May 2024 at 15:34:40 ET.

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