Beschreibung:

Large collection of leaves from Calendars and a Litany from Books of Hours, many with miniatures, in Latin, decorated or illuminated manuscripts on parchment [fifteenth century] Thirteen leaves, including: (i) two leaves from a Calendar, entries in gold, blue and red, initials in gold on coloured grounds, 'KL' initial in vice versa, decorated foliate panel on verso, recto with two tall miniatures set in outer vertical margin (threshing corn and Virgo; cutting back crops and Aries), two small holes in one leaf touching bottom of one miniature, else small spots and stains, else good condition, 183 by 127mm., France (probably Paris), c. 1480; (ii) leaf from a Calendar, entries in gold, blue and red, 'KL' initial in white acanthus on gold, decorated border panel of acanthus on blank parchment and dull-gold grounds, two square miniatures in bas-de-page (threshing corn and Virgo), good condition, 162 by 117mm., France (perhaps west: note presence of St. Vivanus, fifth-century bishop of Saintes), c. 1470; (iii) three leaves from a Calendar, entries in gold, blue and burgundy, 'KL' initials in gold or burgundy calligraphic penwork (that for July in splendid gold penwork with a human face in border; another human face picked out in Burgundy for August), each with decorative borders of coloured foliage enclosing miniatures (man cutting corn and a rather grumpy looking lion heightened with liquid gold penstrokes for Leo; threshing corn and Virgo; treading the grapes and Libra with her scales), slight scuffs, overall fair and presentable, 181 by 118mm., northern France (probably Rouen), c. 1470; plus another six leaves from Calendars of approximately same date, four with small miniatures (one of those with full borders enclosing the initials 'RA' on the reverse), and a Litany leaf with appealing borders on three sides