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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 121 - closed 9/26/2007

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Lot #825: "[Book of Hours Leaf]" Anonymous

Manuscript medieval Book of Hours Leaf
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Estimate:
$70.00 - $100.00
Sold for: $65.00

Lot 825
By: Anonymous
Subject: Medieval Manuscripts
Date: 1365

Publication:

Condition: A+
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Color: hand color

Size: 3.7 x 5 inches
9.4 x 12.7 cm

The text is from an early Book of Hours translated into Dutch, probably by Geert Grote (1340-1384). Most Books of Hours were in Latin at that time, but Grote thought that even lay men should be able to read religious books. The text is in black with some red lines, and initials in red or blue.



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