Ohio University Leaf 46
This leaf is from a Book of Hours made in northern France in the late fifteenth century. It measures 16 x 12 cm, and the arrangement of its responses and antiphons indicates that it accords with the Use of Rouen. Blooming on these pages are acanthus leaves intertwined with a truly impressive variety of what Ege calls "wayside flowers," including thistles, gallic roses, strawberries, grapes, and others which are so stylized as to be nearly geometric. The flowers are fenced in by red lining, a thinner form of which rules the text. There are many well-executed illuminated initials, with lesser first letters filled with yellow; occasionally a lone "cut flower" has been used to fill empty space in the text block. Many leaves are stained from use. See Denison University Leaf 46 for more information about this manuscript.
Text: This leaf contains text from the Hours of the Virgin at Nones. Note the 5 blank lines on the verso.
Reconstruction Note! In Ege's original manuscript, this leaf followed what is now Leaf 46 in the Lima Public Library portfolio.
Ohio University Leaf 46 Recto
Ohio University Leaf 46 Recto
Ohio University Leaf 46 Recto Transcription
Ohio University Leaf 46 Verso
Ohio University Leaf 46 Verso