Book of Hours Leaf - c 1518 - The Magnificat & Psalm of Praise

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Original leaf from a printed & hand-illuminated Book of Hours.  Twenty-eight lines of ruled Latin text, printed in black on animal vellum.(178 x 115mm – 7 x 4 ½’’) 

Three illuminated two-line initials and numerous illuminated one-line initials in gold alternating on a red-orange or deep blue ground.

Printed by Gilles Hardouyn & hand-painted in the workshop of Germain Hardouyn - brother of the printer & a highly skilled illuminator.  Paris (Use of Rome), c. 1518.

Noted for its DECORATIVE BORDERS - the paneled surrounds are historiated (containing identifiable scenes or figures) or inhabited.

The two-line illuminated “D” begins Psalm 129 (KJ 130) complete: “De profundis…” (Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice…).

The next two-line illuminated “C” begins Psalm 137 (KJ 138) complete:  “ Confitebor…” (I will praise thee, O Lord with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth…).  

The two-line illuminated “M” begins The Magnificat – Luke 1: 46-55 – complete: “Magnificat…” (My soul doth magnify the Lord. Any my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.  Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.  Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him…).

Presented in an archivl 14 x 11'' mat

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