Code: 12719
This is an original vellum page from a book of hours, dating to the early 15th century. The page is from the Workshop of the Bedford Master, with characteristic detailing on the borders (see another sold at Christies) of acanthus flowers and gold ivy leaves, with 14 lines of text, the verso with 14 lines of text, ruled spaces.
It is a lovely and original illuminated page from a Book of Hours. Complete with burnished gold jewelled initials in gold on red and blue grounds. The parent manuscript included Taurinus, bishop of Evreux and Ouen of Rouen in the Calendar and was for the use of Rouen; for context see also one from the RAAB collection. The double-sided page is from Psalm 143. It is one of the seven Penitential Psalms.
Translated from Latin to "So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed" and "I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done"
OBJECT: A page from an illuminated Book of Hours
CULTURE: Medieval, Paris
DATE: 15th century c. 1420 AD
MATERIAL: Vellum
SIZE: 180mm x 135mm
PROVENANCE: Ex. Private Collection, Lyon. France.
