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[CALENDAR FROM A BOOK OF HOURS]

Single leaf from a Calendar (May) from a Book of Hours, decorated in Ghent/Bruges style, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum
[Southern Netherlands (Ghent or Bruges)
c. 1475]
€400 - €600

Single leaf, 178 by 125mm, ruled in pink for 17 lines, entries of saints' names in an ornamental late gothic bookhand, capitals touched in yellow, dates and important feasts in red, one-line initials in gold on pink or blue grounds, one 2-line initial in white scrolls picked out over black on burgundy grounds with tiny densely packed gold foliage overlaid, the text on the recto surrounded on three sides by a decorated border with flower cuttings and fruit strewn over a dark green ground in trompe l'oeil style, a few small spots, and very small chips to paint in places, edges a little darkened, else in excellent condition