![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/f61eab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/fe1eab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/061fab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/0e1fab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/f61eab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/fe1eab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/061fab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
![16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/small/fbf7a974-19b6-ef11-8a6d-6045bd11d9a8/0e1fab49-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "16Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
*** Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.")
Lot 16
Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, illuminated initials, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces, [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
Hammer Price: £6,000
Description
Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
⁂ Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
Description
Book of Hours, unidentified use, illuminated manuscript in gothic textura script, in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines on each page, ruled in red throughout, numerous one- and two-line initials, and large illuminated initials decorated with flowers and floral borders in gold, blue and red, (ff. 1r, 52r, 56v, 61r, 70r, 143v); , i + 155 + i leaves only, with catchwords, lacks calendar and other leaves with illumination, including miniatures, some leaves misbound, part of f. 96 excised, some smudging, vellum generally slightly cockled and marked, a few small holes and stains from rusted paper clips, a few leaves becoming loose, decorated gilt endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front pastedown, 16th-century red velvet, covers with gilt metal corner- and centre-pieces (upper cover in the shape of a cross) and clasp, spine with pierced metal panel, velvet worn and faded, metal tarnished, sm. 8vo (108 × 78mm), [France, Angers], [c. 1460s].
⁂ Hours of the Virgin (f. 1r), Lauds followed by suffrages to Sts Michael, Peter & Paul, Sebastian, Nicholas, Mary Magdalene, and Catherine; Hours of the Cross (f. 47r) and of the Spirit intermixed; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 78r); Litany (f. 92v); Office of the Dead (f. 101r); Obsecro te (f. 143v); the usual extract from St John’s Gospel (f. 148v); prayers (f. 151r), including one mentioning Angers saints, one to St Barbara in rhyming verse, and another to St Martin.
Provenance: The Library of the late Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, lot 8, 27 September 2023, Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
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