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Leaves from a Book of Hours, 1450

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Size: three leaves: one 155x112mm, two 105x72mmDescription: France.Dealer description: For the two smaller: "written in Latin on vellum in an attractive gothic hand in brown ink. Each leaf with a number of decorated initials, some two-line in gold and colours, some one-line in gold or blue with contrasting penwork. Linefillers in gold and colours. Rubrics in red. Each leaf is written and illuminated on both sides, 15 text...
Dates: 1450
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

MS Leaf, 1408

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Size: 7.25" x 5.25"Description: Horae, Atelier de Boucicault. France.Dealer description: Leaf from "the Chester Beatty Hours". Paris, 1408. Border on three sides. One leaf on vellum from a Book of Hours written and illuminated in Paris in the year 1408. Has elaborate ivy-leaf borders in gold and colour, plus several initials and decorative line endings.

Dates: 1408
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

South German Artist, 1490

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents Size: 185mm x 250mmDescription: Illuminated miniature of the Presentation in the Temple, on a bifolium from a Processional. Southwestern Germany.Dealer description: Large historiated initial "L" (75x54mm.) with miniature showing the Virgin on the right passing the Holy Child to a priest wearing a red hooded cloak, with a gothic altar. The initial painted in gold, and set within a coloured frame. Square musical notation on...
Dates: 1490
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

Heures a L'Usage de Paris, 1400

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Description: Contains two miniature paintings 1 1/4" in diameter: one of the Virgin Mary with her mother, Saint Ann; the other of Saint Mary Magdalene. France.Dealer description: Leaf from a Book of Hours. Paris, late 15th century. Possibly from a printed Book of Hours.

Dates: 1400
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

Biblia Sacra Latina, 13th century

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Size: 11" x 8"Description: Manuscript, French (Paris) 13th century. Biblia Sacra Latina. Chapter numerals in red and blue with much penwork ornamentation. The work contained a number of historiated and illuminated initials. Remarkable for the extremely wide margins.Dealer description: Leaf from Latin Bible, with historiated initial of Samuel annoting David. 47 lines, double columns.

Dates: 13th century
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

Biblia Sacra Latina, 13th century?

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Size: 11.5" x 8"Description: Manuscript, French (Paris) 13th century. Biblia Sacra Latina. Initial showing a scene of baptism.Dealer description: Leaf from Latin Bible. Paris, 13th century. 47 lines, double columns.

Dates: 13th century?
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

Flemish Leaf, 1400s

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Size: 6.25" x 5"Description: Flanders.Dealer description: Leaf from Breviary or Missal: Flanders. c. 1450. 30 lines, double columns.

Dates: 1400s
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

Dutch illuminator, 15th century (middle)

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents Size: 156mm x 110mmDescription: Illuminated leaf on vellum from a Book of Hours in Dutch c. 1450. Netherlands.Dealer description: Handsome three-line initial "H" in highly burnished gold on a pink and blue ground with white tracery, bar border in pink, gold and blue, marginal sprays of penwork stems terminating in burnished gold bezants and trefoils; on the verso a similar initial and border. One-line initials in red and...
Dates: 15th century (middle)
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

Hours of the Virgin, 15th century

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Size: 6.75" x 5.25"Description: Use of Sarum in Latin. France.Dealer description: Leaf from Book of Hours. France, 15th century (second quarter). 23 lines

Dates: 15th century
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

French illuminator, 15th century (3rd quarter)

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents Size: 180mm x 125mmDescription: Illuminated MS Leaf on vellum from a Book of Hours. [Paris or Tours?], France, c. 1470.Dealer description: On verso fine panel border of flowers and folliage in gold and colours incorporating a bird in brown and pink; on recto another panel border with three sections of thistles, berries and flowers on a gold ground with foliage filling out the remaining areas. One of the 2-line and twelve 1-line...
Dates: 15th century (3rd quarter)
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 6931, Eleze McKenzie collection of medieval manuscript leaves

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