(HORAE B.M.V.) [Use of Rome.] Liturgical Manuscript in Latin, written in Gothic book hand in black ink with rubrics in red, 12 lines, rectoand verso, ON VELLUM. INITIAL D ILLUMINATED WITH MINIATURE OF VIRGIN AND CHILD in colors on gold ground within

(HORAE B.M.V.) [Use of Rome.] Liturgical Manuscript in Latin, written in Gothic book hand in black ink with rubrics in red, 12 lines, rectoand verso, ON VELLUM. INITIAL D ILLUMINATED WITH MINIATURE OF VIRGIN AND CHILD in colors on gold ground within full-page floral border on leaf 13r; ELEVEN LARGE DIVISIONAL INITIALS in blue with penwork decoration in red; small initials alternately in blue and red throughout; initial strokes in yellow. 221 leaves. 97x70 mm, later green velvet over wooden boards with silver catch and clasp, spine ends worn, joints partly cracked; occasional marginal soiling, some text passages rubbed, surface wear to miniature causing slight image loss. northern Italy, mid-15th century E3000-5000 [SEE ILLUSTRATION OVERLEAF]