An Illuminated Leaf from a Book of the Hours, circa 1450

 Medieval Manuscript 15th Century

[Paris?], 1450

Vellum. Two sided, with 15 lines on each, with 13 blue and red uncials. Losely mounted on custom printed card stock.  Includes a separately printed description by James J. Rudisill, printer, Lancaster, PA, 1949.  Rudisill was a commercial printer in Lancaster who had an extensive illuminated manuscript collection and pages from the Gutenberg Bible.  The description discusses the history of books of hours.