Book of Hours Leaf, Rouen, France, circa 1500-1510

The original leaf contains twenty lines of gothic text in Latin, handwritten in brown and red ink on heavy animal vellum. Guidelines ruled in red, text initials lightly touched with yellow. The recto features two two-line illuminated initials of heavy burnished gold on background of red and blue with white tracery. The verso is beautifully illuminated with a very nice panel border in full colors of acanthus, wild flowers, and strawberries with liquid gold highlights. One large initial of heavy burnished gold on background of red and blue with white tracery.