Breviary Leaf from the Book of Job with Large Gold Initial

the hand of our Lord hath touched me

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Lovely manuscript leaf from a 15th century breviary written on vellum.  14 lines of text on each side scribed in a gothic hand with black ink and red rubrics.  Verso contains a beautiful border and lavishly illuminated giant 7-line initial.  Closely cropped foliate border contains pink, blue, green, and red flowers as well as a generous portion of gold. Text on recto is faded.  The text contains a powerful verse from the book of Job.

Size: 115 x 77 mm (approx. 4.5 x 3.0 inches)

$410.                                                  #IMC5216

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Pelli meae, consumptis carnibus, adhaesit os meum: et derelicta sunt tantummodo labia circa dentes meos. Miseremini mei, miseremini mei, saltem vos amici mei, quia manus

The flesh being consumed, my bone hath cleaved to my skin: and there are left only lips about my teeth. Have mercy upon me, have mercy upon me, at least you my friends, because the hand of our Lord hath touched me (English translation)