ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAVES, OFFERED INDIVIDUALLY
by FROM A SMALL PSALTER-HOURS IN LATIN, WITH IMMENSELY CHARMING MARGINALIA
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Rubrics in red, line fillers in pink and blue with gold accents, each leaf with one or more one-line initials in blue with red penwork or gold with blue penwork, each leaf with a two-line initial painted blue or pink and filled with fish, armorial patterns, or other motif, ONE OF THESE INHABITED BY A HUMAN HEAD, most on a gold ground, one side of each leaf with A FULL BORDER composed of pink and blue tendrils accompanied by spikey gold decoration and gold accents, often terminating in ivy leaves, and incorporating EXTRAORDINARILY CHARMING EXAMPLES OF MARGINALIA, INCLUDING ANIMALS, HUMANS, AND HYBRIDS. ◆Vellum sometimes a little soiled, some leaves with staining or smudging affecting parts of the text and decoration (including a few marginalia) as well as more minor instances of rubbing or smudging, but each leaf with at least one excellent example of a delightful figure in the margin that is very well preserved.
Though diminutive in size, these leaves contain enormously appealing marginal decoration in the form of humans, animals, and hybrid creatures inventively incorporated into the lively borders in manners that range from adorable to bizarre. Especially popular in Flanders, Northern France, and England during the 13th and 14th centuries, marginalia such as these comprise some of the most memorable and entertaining images in any Medieval manuscripts. Despite being found largely in religious books such as Psalters and Books of Hours, the images are often strange, humorous, or even outrageous, and they provide us with consistent delight. The present specimens come from a fragmentary manuscript, with many leaves either now missing or having been rendered defective when portions of the vellum were cut away. Fortunately, this group of leaves is intact and retains much marvelous imagery, including a hare, two fish, two bird heads with long beaks locked in battle, several hybrids (including one with the head of a human and the body of a bird, and others with human heads on the bodies of imaginary beasts with long necks and tails), and the heads of beasts with impressive horns incorporated into the ends of border tendrils. For additional leaves from this same manuscript at different prices--including a number in finer condition--please check our website..
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- Seller
- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- ST16985J
- Title
- ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAVES, OFFERED INDIVIDUALLY
- Author
- FROM A SMALL PSALTER-HOURS IN LATIN, WITH IMMENSELY CHARMING MARGINALIA
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Place of Publication
- France
- Date Published
- first half of 14th century
- Pages
- Single column, 12 lines in a gothic book hand.
- Size
- 110 x 82 mm. (4 3/8 x 3 1/4").
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Psalter-Hours
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.