Lot 61
(Illuminated Manuscript) English Book of Hours, 1350. Original leaf (recto/verso), 6¾" x 5", vellum. Two columns of 30 lines on each side, in Latin, with four two-line illunimated initial letters and several words in red. Fine; light age toning. Matted to 16¾" x 13". Noted on the mat is "Use of Sarum, Canterbury." The Sarum Rite is a Western Rite liturgical tradition which was one of the first to be published on the printing press during the early Reformation. The rite was commanded for the whole realm of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Mary and was the primary source text for the Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Church.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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