Circa 1500 

Illuminated Manuscript Leaf

 Latin  Devotional / Book of Hours

This is a single leaf measuring 6" x 4.5" on thin vellum. Rubricated with delicate filigree detail in the gilt, blue and red initials and spacings and with generous spacing between the lettering; it suggests commission work for a wealthy noble or high ranking cleric. Content is penitential and focused on the brevity of life, human suffering, and reliance on divine mercy.  It is apparently a leaf from a devotional prayer book or Book of Hours. 

Generally VG+ with some faint damp evidence to edges of the wide margins and superficial toning. Tiny remnants of glue at corners from prior framed presentation