Book of hours : use of Troyes, [between 1475 and 1499].

Catholic Church

1475

1 v. (122 leaves) : parchment, ill.

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A page from a medieval book of hours displays handwritten text in black ink with decorative red and blue initial letters and marginalia. The page is illuminated with a small, intricate geometric design in the lower left margin. A page from a medieval book of hours displays handwritten text in black ink with decorative red and blue initial letters and marginalia. The page is illuminated with a small, intricate geometric design in the lower left margin. Decoration: 4 arched miniatures of 3/4 pages for Matins of the Hours of the Holy Spirit and of the Hours of the Virgin (ff. 20v, 24r), Penitential Psalm 6 (f. 63r), and Vespers Psalm of the Office of the Dead (f. 78r). 4-line blue or pink initials on gold grounds, with infillings of foliage in blue, pink, and orange, for Matins of the Hours of the Holy Spirit, Matins of the Hours of the Virgin, Penitential Ps