15th century AD. A finely decorated vellum leaf from a Book of Hours with twenty lines of text in batarde script; illuminated capital with floral detail and versals; spacer blocks in red, green yellow and blue with highlight detailing; rope border with bow and tassel; Latin text of the incipit of Psalm 114; mounted in a glazed wooden frame with reveal. 493 grams, 27.5cm (10 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000; accompanied by a copy of a old dealers listing.