[Breviary.] Officium beatae mariae virginis. [Venice: circa 1420.] 399 leaves, 98 x 125 mm, two columns, 29 lines per page, with opening Calendar, 3 large illuminated initials with multi-colored foliate stems extending into margins, and hundreds of 2- to 5- line cribles initials with extending stems. Full early vellum with manuscript title to spine. Some dampstaining to lower fore edge margin, some rubbing and loss, portion of exlibris plate removed from front pastedown, overall a good example. Apparently unrecorded in the Schoenberg database.
[Breviary.] Officium beatae mariae virginis. [Venice: circa 1420.] 399 leaves, 98 x 125 mm, two columns, 29 lines per page, with opening Calendar, 3 large illuminated initials with multi-colored foliate stems extending into margins, and hundreds of 2- to 5- line cribles initials with extending stems. Full early vellum with manuscript title to spine. Some dampstaining to lower fore edge margin, some rubbing and loss, portion of exlibris plate removed from front pastedown, overall a good example. Apparently unrecorded in the Schoenberg database.
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