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Description:
Book of Hours, Three Leaves. Two text leaves printed on parchment taken from a 15th century Latin language, Paris-printed Hardouin Book of Hours with hand-rubricated gold calligraphic initials on red and blue grounds, and a parchment text leaf from a Latin manuscript Book of Hours with one two-line initial; the printed leaves: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; the manuscript leaf: 8 x 5 1/2 in. (3)
Estimate $300-400
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Paris
John Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
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