manuscript original leaf from a manuscript written in

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 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 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 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

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 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 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 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 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; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapter on this leaf is probably 13 Maccabees. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 16th century

Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly tanned. This 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a Dutch/German prayer book written in Germany. The text is written in brown ink, the initials and some letters are decorated with red ink, and so is a scribble at the bottom of the page. All text on this leaf is written by hand. This is an original leaf from the 16th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a pen decorated initial. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 14th century

Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and there are small holes in the text, as the ink has affected the vellum. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin breviary written in France. The text is written in two different colours and letters. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 14th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial; in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; here chapters 11 to 13, probably from the Epistle to the Corinthians. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 16th century

Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cm.Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a Dutch/German prayer book written in Germany. The text is written in brown ink, the initials and some letters are decorated with red ink, and so is a scribble at the bottom of the page. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is an original leaf from the 16th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapters on this leaf are probably 3 and 4 Maccabees. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 14th century

Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and there are small holes in the text, as the ink has affected the vellum. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin breviary written in France. The text is written in two different colours and letters. On the left is a beautiful gilt-heightened decoration, above the text are 2 drolleries. A drollery (from the French for drôle “funny” or “humorous”), often also called a grotesque, is a small decorative image in the margin of an illuminated manuscript. Artists and craftsmen used to apply these caricatured decorations sometimes for education, but usually for enjoyment.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 14th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapters on this leaf are 12 and 13. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Every new chapter starts with a pen decorated initial, with the chapter number in the margin, in this case chapter 4. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapters on this leaf are 7 and 8. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Leaf from a medieval manuscript on vellum, from

Medieval manuscript from a book of hours on vellum in Latin. Original manuscript, probably written in a French scriptorium around , on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with text on both sides. Handwritten Latin text with beautiful first initial with decorative lines and initials in blue ink. Several gilt-heightened initials make it look like it was written very recently. The condition is very good after five centuries, the vellum is very slightly tanned, hardly worn, the text still looks crisp. The pictures provide a good impression of this lot and show all the details. Size of the manuscript: approx. mm. Written with pen in a fine and very attractive Gothic handwriting. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Will be sent by registered mail. Read More

Manuscript; Leaf from a medieval manuscript on vellum, from

Medieval manuscript from a book of hours on vellum in Latin. Original manuscript, probably written in a French scriptorium around , on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with text on both sides. Latin text with beautiful hand-painted with and gilt-heightened initial, and also with gilded decorative motifs in the margin. Some fragments in red ink.The condition is very good after five centuries. The vellum is very slightly tanned, which is completely normal.The pictures provide a good impression of this lot and show all the details. Size of the manuscript: approx. mm. The text still looks very crisp and is written with pen in a fine and very attractive Gothic handwriting.This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Will be sent by registered mail. 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 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 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

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