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1440 Illuminated Manuscript Leaf with Painting [I]Horae B.M.V.

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1440 Illuminated Manuscript Leaf with Painting [I]Horae B.M.V.
<B><I>Horae B.M.V.</B></I></B></I> <B>1440 Illuminated Manuscript Leaf- of the Bringing-Down of Christ to Earth</B></I> showing two angels carrying the Holy Infant with God in heaven offering His blessing. A miniature from a <I>Book of Hours,</B></I> France, 1440, manuscript on vellum, Latin text, 3" x 4.25". Arch-topped framed scene with decorative border burnished in gold, and a three-line illuminated initial also burnished in gold. The verso contains 12 lines of black and red text with a four illuminated initials. Each <I>Book of Hours</B></I> produced in medieval times was unique. They served as devotional works containing various prayers and meditations appropriate to seasons, months, days of the week, and hours of the day. This is a wonderful example of a miniature painting from one such book. From the Henry E. Luhrs Collection.