Psalm 121
“I rejoiced in those things, which were said to me: we shall go into the house of our Lord."
Recto: 14 lines of text in Latin written in an accomplished gothic bookhand on vellum. Ruled in red. One two-line illuminated initial 'L' in raised and burnished gold outlined in black on a ground of pink and blue with black and white penwork. Four similar one-line initials.
Verso: As Recto, with five similar illuminated one-line initials and two line fillers.
Origin: Northern France.
Date: c.1450.
Content: The leaf is from The Office of Our Blessed Lady at Terce. The text on Recto begins with the last verses of Psalm 120 (KJV121). Then the two-line illuminated initial 'L' begins Psalm 121 (KJV122) which continues on Verso.
Laetatus sum in his, quae dicta sunt mihi: in domum Domini ibimus.
Stantes erant pedes nostri: in atriis tuis Hierusalem.
(I rejoiced in those things, which were said to me: we shall go into the house of our Lord.
Our feet were standing: in thy courts O Jerusalem.)
Condition: The leaf is in very good/excellent condition. There is light browning and a few tiny spots at the edges, but the block of text with its brightly shining illuminations on both Recto & Verso is in perfect condition. The leaf is unconditionally guaranteed genuine.
Size: Leaf: approx. 145x100 mm. Please note that shipping is invoiced separately.
Item No: MBH193
