Descripción:
Verso: Twelve lines of text in Latin written in a rounded gothic bookhand on vellum. Ruled in red and rubrics in red. Two two-line illuminated initials 'F' and 'A' alternating in red with blue penwork and blue with red penwork. The penwork is particularly assured with several swirls ending in heart shapes.Recto: As Verso, with one similar two-line initial 'U'.
Origin: Italy.
Date: c.1460.
Content: The text on Verso beginning at the red initial 'F' reads:
Fidelium Deus omnium conditor, et redemptor animabus famulorum, famularumque tuarum remissionem cunctorum tribue peccatorum:
O God the creator, and redeemer of all the faithful, give unto the souls of thy servants men, and women remission of all their sins:
The initial 'U' on Recto begins the prayer:
Ure igne sancti spiritus renes nostros et cor nostrum, Domine,
(Burn with the fire of the Holy Ghost our loins and our heart, o Lord,)
Condition: The Verso of this small leaf is in excellent condition, beautifully scribed and decorated on high quality… Leer más
