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COLLECTAR. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM.
[Spain, early 16th century]
565 x 395 mm., a fragment only of 44 extremely large leaves, the quires mostly of 10 ff. not in sequence, 14 lines, justification 327 x 239 mm., written in black ink in a large gothic liturgical hand, rubrics in red, capitals in red or blue, 49 two-line initials and one three-line in red and blue with white-patterned decoration, TWO VERY LARGE HISTORIATED INITIALS, LETTER 'C' (220 x 200 mm.) showing Christ in Majesty surrounded by red seraphs, below a seven-branched golden candlestick, symbolizing Pentecost, introit Kyrie Conditor. LETTER 'B' (240 x 240 mm.), King David enthroned, standing at the side a Moabite warrior in armour, introducing the Psalm Beatus Vir.
A Collectar is an uncommon Office Book containing primarily the collects as prayers for the Canonical Hours.
[Spain, early 16th century]
565 x 395 mm., a fragment only of 44 extremely large leaves, the quires mostly of 10 ff. not in sequence, 14 lines, justification 327 x 239 mm., written in black ink in a large gothic liturgical hand, rubrics in red, capitals in red or blue, 49 two-line initials and one three-line in red and blue with white-patterned decoration, TWO VERY LARGE HISTORIATED INITIALS, LETTER 'C' (220 x 200 mm.) showing Christ in Majesty surrounded by red seraphs, below a seven-branched golden candlestick, symbolizing Pentecost, introit Kyrie Conditor. LETTER 'B' (240 x 240 mm.), King David enthroned, standing at the side a Moabite warrior in armour, introducing the Psalm Beatus Vir.
A Collectar is an uncommon Office Book containing primarily the collects as prayers for the Canonical Hours.