Illuminated manuscript leaf with a suffrage to Saint Catherine; on the verso, a suffrage to Saint Anna circa 1450
Illuminated manuscript leaf, from a Flemish Book of Hours, Use of Sarum.
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Illuminated manuscript leaf with a suffrage to Saint Catherine; on the verso, a suffrage to Saint Anna, from a Flemish Book of Hours, Use of Sarum.
Bruges, ca. 1450, made for English use.
Latin manuscript on parchment, written in Gothic textualis on both sides in brown ink with red rubrics. Single-column text within ruled lines. Initials in burnished gold (24ct) on blue and pink grounds, with white detailing; smaller initials with penwork flourishes. Foliate border decoration in colours and gold.
Sheet size: 190 x 140mm (7½ x 5½ inches).
Bruges, ca. 1450.