manuscript original illuminated leaf from the early 15th

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from the early 15th

Original miniature manuscript on vellum, from an early 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten in Gothic script and with a large hand-painted initial with decorations in red and blue and gilt-heightened - c. cm. Written in Latin. Condition: Good - Clean and crisp vellum - More than 600 years old. This is an original and unique French piece from the early 15th century. Beautiful vellum in miniature, double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written in dark brown and red ink, probably in a scriptorium in Northern France or Flanders around . With a classic large initial in red, blue and gold and lovely gilded decorations. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from the early 15th

Original miniature manuscript on vellum, from an early 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten in Gothic script and with beautiful hand-painted initials with decorations in red and blue and gilt-heightened - c. cm. Written in French. Condition: Fine - Clean and crisp vellum - More than 600 years old. This is an original and unique French piece from the early 15th century. Beautiful vellum in miniature, double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written in dark brown ink, probably in a scriptorium in Northern France or Flanders around . With a 9 classic hand-painted initials in red, blue and gold, with elegant decorations and gilt-heightened. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from the 15th century

Rare 15th-century manuscript from a 15th-century French book of hours - complete with the handwritten text in Gothic script, text in a column of 15 lines and with classic wide hand-painted border decorations - c. cm. In French. Condition: Good - Vellum in some locations slightly thinner but intact, vellum in general solid - Considering the age of more than 560 years in good condition. This is an original and unique French piece from the 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink, the initials decorated with red ink. Next to the text a beautiful wide border decoration with flowers and leaves in green, blue and red and beautifully gilded. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from a 15th-century

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 15th-century book of hours, probably from the Northern Netherlands - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, in a column of 18 lines and with classic hand-painted initials in red and blue from that era - c. cm. In Dutch. Condition: Very good - A few very small holes (half millimetres, visible only in the light) - Crisp and clean vellum - Considering the age of more than 540 years in perfect condition. This is an original and unique Dutch piece from the late 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown and red ink, and featuring beautiful red and blue initials. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from a 15th-century

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 15th-century book of hours, probably from the Northern Netherlands - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, in a column of 15 lines and with decorations in the text and classic hand-painted initials in red and blue from that era - c. , dim. cm. In Dutch. Condition: Very good - Minor discolouration to edges of margin, otherwise crisp and clean vellum - Considering the age of more than 545 years in perfect condition. This is an original and unique Dutch piece from the Middle Ages. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink, and featuring beautiful red and blue initials and decorations in the text. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from a 15th-century

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 15th-century book of hours, probably from the Northern Netherlands - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, in a column of 18 lines and with classic hand-painted initials in red and blue from that era - c. cm. In Dutch. Condition: Fine - Crisp and clean vellum - Considering the age of more than 540 years in perfect condition. This is an original and unique Dutch piece from the late 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown and red ink, and featuring beautiful red and blue initials. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated sheet from the 15th century

Original miniature manuscript on parchment, coming from an early 15th-century book of tides-fully handwritten in Gothic script and with a large hand-painted decorated initial in red, blue and gold heightened initial- written in approx. , measurements:-8.5 x 6 cm. Written in French. Condition: Very good-red text is somewhat lighter than the other texts-bright and fresh vellum-more than 600 years old. This is an original and unique French piece from the 15th century. Beautiful vellum in miniature, two-sided and completely handwritten, not printed.Written in dark brown and light red ink, probably in a scriptorium in Northern France or Flanders around . With a classic large initial in red, blue and gold and lovely gilded decorations. Read More

Manuscript; Original 15th-century illuminated leaf on vellum

Rare manuscript on vellum from a 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten text in Gothic script, text in a column of 22 lines and with classic hand-painted border decorations from that time - c. cm. Written in Latin. Condition: Good - Two tiny holes (visible only in the light) - a few small dark spots at the bottom of the margin - border decoration on one side slightly faded at the bottom, colours and golden parts otherwise crisp - sturdy and light vellum - in good condition, considering its age of more than 545 years. This is an original and unique piece from the 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink. Next to the text a beautifully decorated border with flowers and a gilded butterfly. Read More

Manuscript; Original 15th-century illuminated leaf on vellum

Rare manuscript on vellum from a 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten text in Gothic script, in a column of 22 lines and with classic hand-painted border decorations from that time - c. cm. Text in Latin. Condition: Good - One tiny hole (visible only in the light) - a few small dark spots at the bottom of the margin - border decoration slightly faded at the bottom, colours and gilded parts otherwise crisp - sturdy and light vellum - in good condition, considering its age of more than 545 years. This is an original and unique piece from the 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink. Next to the text a beautifully decorated gilded border with flowers and berries. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence begins with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue and white pen decorations. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence starts with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue, and white pen work. Most of the sentences have a line filler at the end, with the same colours and gold. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. One sentence begins with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue and white penwork. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This will be a masterpiece for any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence begins with a gilded and heightened initial with red, blue and white penwork. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original sheet from a 15th century illuminated

Original handwriting - 15th century - Vellum - 10 x 7,5 cmCondition: although more than 550 years old, it’s still in good condition, the parchment is partly tanned by moisture Elements that determine the value: The rarity, quality given its age, and the attractiveness. A top piece for every serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence starts with a gold embossed initial with red, blue, and white pen work. Most of the sentences have a sentence filler in the same colours and gold. This manuscript is made of vellum (thin parchment, animal skin) with nice decorated initials with pen work. This concerns an original piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf in Latin from a manuscript - early

Leaf of a manuscript in Latin, from the beginning of the 14th century.Leaf: cm. Written area: cm on both sides. Condition:very good. Black text sometimes somewhat faded.Leaf with a column of 21 lines of text on both sides. With ornate initials (in blue, red and blue-green).Handwriting: letters in black and red. Read More

Original illuminated double leaf from the early 16th

Rare double leaf on vellum (thin parchment), from an early 16th-century book of hours by Germain Hardouin - Paris - with classic hand-painted initials and contemporary gilt borders - c. cm (unfolded 20.4 cm). In Latin Condition: Fair - A few tiny holes (0.5 mm, only visible in the light), vellum overall solid - discolouration to outside margin and in the fold - Considering its age of more than 500 years in fair to good condition. This is an original piece from the early 16th century, by Germain Hardouin, Paris. Double leaf, with four-sided text in Latin. With four large hand-painted initials in blue with gold and red with gold. Vellum decorated with gilt-heightened borders. Read More

Original illuminated double leaf from the early 16th

Rare double leaf on vellum (thin parchment), from an early 16th-century book of hours by Germain Hardouin - Paris - with classic hand-painted initials and contemporary gilt borders - c. cm (unfolded 20.4 cm). Written in Latin. Condition: Fair - solid vellum - discolouration, mainly to outside margin and in the fold - some contemporary stripes in the text - Considering the age of more than 500 years old in fair to good condition. This is an original piece from the early 16th century, by Germain Hardouin, Paris. Double leaf, with four-sided text in Latin. With some hand-painted initials in blue with gold and red with gold. Vellum decorated with gilt-heightened borders. Read More

Original illuminated double leaf from the early 16th

Rare double leaf on vellum (thin parchment), from an early 16th-century book of hours by Gilles Hardouin - Paris - with classic hand-painted initials and contemporary gilded borders - approx.. - measurements: cm. Written in Latin Condition: Very good-Minimal discolouration to the exterior of the margin furthermore light and sturdy parchment, considering the age of more than 500 years old in perfect condition. This is an original piece from the early 16th century, by Gilles Hardouin, Paris. With many elegantly hand-painted initials in blue, red and gold (gilded) Read More

Manuscript; Original 14th-century illuminated leaf - c.

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 14th-century book of hours, probably from Northern France - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, text in a column of 16 lines and with classic initial and border decorations from that era - c. cm. Written in Latin. Condition: Good - Some letters are slightly lighter - On one side is a contemporary handwritten word ‘beata’ - Considering the age of more than 600 years in very good condition. This is an original and unique piece from c. late 14th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with brown and red ink, and with beautifully gilded initials and border decorations. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has a spot next to the text and just below the border decoration. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the blue initial D and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the gilt-heightened initial D and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the gilt-heightened initial I and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the blue initial O and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf on vellum, written in

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a Dutch book of hours, produced in Utrecht, c. - complete hand-written text in Gothic script, with six large classic hand-painted initials in red, blue, brown and gold from that time - c. cm. In Middle Dutch. Condition: Good - small tear at the bottom right in margin - considering the age of more than 565 years in very good condition. This is an original and unique Dutch piece on vellum from the 15th century, produced in Utrecht. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown and red ink, and with six elegant large initials in both red and blue, and brown, blue and gold, with an elegant border decoration. The manuscript contains descriptions of Geert Groote about the vespers and the complines, among others; these descriptions are, as was usual at that time, marked with red ink. A masterpiece in any serious collection. Read More

Manuscript; Illuminated leaf from a medieval book of hours

Rare and original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a Dutch book of hours from c. - fully hand-written text in Gothic script, with classic initial and border decorations from that era - c. cm. Text in Dutch, contrary to the more common Latin. The famous Dutch religious scholar Gerard Groote - founder of the Brethren of the Common Life and key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement - was the great initiator of the translation of Latin texts into Middle Dutch. Condition: Very fine - Crisp and clean vellum - Considering the age of more than 535 years in perfect condition. This is an original 15th-century Dutch piece, double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written in dark brown and red ink and with beautiful blue and red initials, and illuminated with one large blue and three large golden initials of which one on a background of brown and blue, with decorative and refined embellishments. Unique and rich piece from the Middle Ages, written in Middle Dutch. A masterpiece in any serious collection. Read More

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