Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript on vellum [manuscript] [ca. 1480]

Title

Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript on vellum [manuscript] [ca. 1480]

Description

Title from front cover and from presentation letter.
One vellum leaf (24 x 16.5 cm.) in a presentation case, accompanied by an undated presentation letter from Fred Alpers of the General Bookbinding Company.
Leaf taken from an Italian breviary, ca. 1480.
Initials and headings decorated in red and blue. No illuminations.

Date

[ca. 1480]

Date Created

2024-06-20

Rights

Digital image copyright 2024 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.

Type

Text

Format

image/jpg

Extent

1 volume ; 31 x 24 cm

Medium

Vellum (manuscript leaf)
Paper (accompanying letter)

Language

Identifier

RBR Mss. O75 1480

Spatial Coverage

Italy

Tags

Citation

“Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript on vellum [manuscript] [ca. 1480],” B&ECPL Digital Collections, accessed November 21, 2024, https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17197.