The Manuscripts offered here are not copies or reproductions. They represent the oldest and most beautiful examples of Renaissance art that are in existence today. These vellum (animal  skin) manuscripts were part of a Books of Hours that were used during the Middle Ages for Christian payer and meditation. Many are decorated with real gold. No complete books were destroyed to provide these quality leaves. Generally accepted principles of the antiquarian book trade, require that individual pages be provided from books that have been destroyed, or are otherwise incomplete

A Certificate of Authenticity with a transcription and an English translation of the Scripture text is provided with each leaf. Careful examination will show that Scribes of this era frequently abbreviated words within the text, particularly well-known prayers or Scripture passages.

These authentic heirlooms are being offered here at affordable prices in attractive archival safe storage or display format. They are truly unique works of art can be presented as gifts that will be treasured by everyone who sees them now and for generations to come.

We currently offer 18 Manuscripts of on our site. Items are sequenced by Price.
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$75A beautiful original miniature manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1475 in black ink, and embellished with color initials. The text is Psalm 98:2-19.
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Psalm 98:4
$75A beautiful original miniature manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1475 in black ink, and embellished with color initials. The text is Psalm 96:6-13.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. Psalm 96:11
$90A beautiful original manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1470 in brown textura, heightened in red and embellished with color initials.
$90A beautiful original manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1470 in brown textura, heightened in red and embellished with color initials.
$125A beautiful original manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1450 in black ink. The text is the Annunciation Luke 1:30-38.
Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. Luke 1:31
$155Rare March calendar leaf from a medieval illuminated manuscript Book of Hours. 17 lines of ruled text on animal vellum (c. 1470)
$180A very nice example of medieval European Bookart from c 1460. This is an authentic hand-written and decorated, Latin leaf on vellum. The text is Psalm 32:10-11,38:1-11.
$182This illuminated parchment leaf has twenty lines of religious text (Ps 109:1-19) that are ruled in pale red ink, written in black ink in a handsome gothic bookhand, with one 2-line line initial in burnished gold with black ground and white tracery, and twenty 1-line-high alternating blue and gold initials with contrasting red and black penwork flourishes.
$182A very nice example of medieval European Bookart from c. 1450.
The earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof: the world, and all they that dwell therein. Ps 24:1
$185A beautiful leaf from a Paris Book of Hours, is an excellent example of the transition from the hand written work to mechanical printing. This leaf was printed on vellum by Hardouin, who had his workshop near Notre Dame.
$185A very nice example of medieval European Bookart from c 1475. This is an authentic hand-written and decorated, Latin leaf on vellum. The text is Psalm 40:11-15.
$195A beautiful original manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1470 in brown textura, heightened in red and embellished with color initials.
The Lord is my Shepard Psalm 23
$275A prayer to be read at he time of Pentecost. A beautiful vellum leaf from a Book of Hours, written in a clear book hand in one column in black ink in a handsome gothic bookhand, with four 2-line line and seven 1-line-high decorated initials in burnished gold on red and blue geometric grounds, arranged alternately with white tracery infills and embellished with a marginal decoration of gold, red and blue leaves and flowers on tendrils.
$280A beautiful original manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1250 in black ink. The text is Psalms 32:10-11,33:1-16.
Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Psalm 33:2
$295A beautiful original bifolium manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1490 in black ink, and embellished with gold illuminated initials and line endings. The text is mostly prayers with 2 Scripture verses Psalm 70:1, 84:5 Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. Psalm 70:1
$345A very nice example of medieval European Bookart. A Latin leaf on vellum. This illuminated parchment has fifteen lines of Scripture text (Job 14:4-6,13-16).One 2-line high decorated initial in burnished gold on red and blue geometric ground with white tracery infills. The marginal decoration is gold, green and blue leaves and flowers on tendrils.
$375A beautiful original bifolium manuscript leaf on fine vellum, written ca. 1490 in black ink, and embellished with gold illuminated initials and line endings. The text is Psalm 23:3-6, 25:1-5, 30:1-9. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4
$390A rare example of Scribal Art. On line one and two of the verso is a human profile facing left which makes this a rare and unique leaf. There are ten uique and decorative linefillers in red, blue, brown and burnished gold in changing patterns. This is an authentic hand-written and decorated, Latin leaf on fine vellum. This illuminated parchment leaf has fifteen lines of Scripture text (Psalms 102:14-27) that are ruled in pale red ink, written in black ink in a handsome gothic bookhand, with fifteen decorated initials alternating blue and gold with contrasting red and blue penwork.
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