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  • Tags: parchment paper

Hours of the Virgin Mary, single sheet [original]

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Near fine condition ; single leaf of parchment/vellum with printed text ; rubrication and illumination

Protective cover reads: "HOURS OF THE VIRGIN MARY / N. FRENCH, c. 1450-60"

Title Unknown, leather-bound book [original]

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Binding: good ; bound in wooden boards covered loosely with brown leather ; leather shows some wear including rubbing and a few holes

Spine: good ; brown leather ; no decoration

Leaves: fair to good ; pages are very fragile ; some are damaged…

Medieval Text, single sheet [original]

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Good condition ; some discolouration ; some tearing ; two holes ; marginalia ; rubrication