Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (BL, Harley MS 1251)

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Latin

Gothic

23 full-page miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders, some with hybrid figures, animals and birds, in colours and gold. 7 large decorated initials with full foliate borders including hybrid figures, animals and birds, in colours and gold, for the Hours of the Virgin after Matins. 1 small initial in gold on a red and blue ground with a three-sided foliate border (f. 15). Small initials (2 lines) in gold on red and blue grounds with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials (1 line) and line fillers in gold on red and blue grounds.

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ff. 1-186