Historiated, illuminated, and decorated initials on twenty-nine leaves from manuscripts in Latin [Flanders, France, Italy, and Spain, 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries]

(a) a leaf, 340x240mm, vellum, of a Missal, 2 columns, 26 lines, 227x165mm, margin repaired [Italy, 15th century]; (b-g) 6 leaves, 141x107mm, vellum, of a Breviary, foliated in medieval red ink (129, 131, 139, 140, 147, 199), 27-28 lines, 108x77mm [southern Germany or Switzerland, 15th century]; (h-p) 9 leaves (3 leaves and 3 bifolia), each 132x93mm, vellum, from a Book of Hours, 23 lines, 82x53mm [Flanders, late 15th century]; (q-cc) 13 leaves, 430x310mm-580x415mm, vellum, from Choirbooks, including two fine illuminated initials and three fine large penwork initials [France, Italy, and Spain, 14th, 15th and 16th century]

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
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