A small vellum page taken from a medieval Book of Hours. The text is
in Latin, mostly in black ink, with a few words in red, and ornately
illuminated capital D's in red and blue. The leaf is two-sided, with
both sides having similar design and quality. The colored ink is still
quite vivid. The black ink on the front-facing side is faded toward the
bottom, but still legible. The vellum is smooth and quite clean for its
age, only a bit aged-looking. Near-fine condition with no tears --- a
beautiful, fascinating artifact of religious writing from the Middle
Ages! Item #175660
Produced ca.
15th century and neatly mounted for display between two pieces of
off-white cardboard. The manuscript page itself measures approx. 4.7" x
3.5"