Pair of vellum leaves from a Breviary written in Flanders, probably Bruges. It was used as a traveling breviary by Dominican or Franciscan monks, who traveled throughout Europe. Every Breviary begins with a Psalter and this leaf is from this section. The text is written in a neat Gothic bookhand. One leaf contains a large decorative initial "T", which is the beginning of Psalm 64 [KJV 65]. On the other side is a bird with a long tail filling the margin, painted in pink and blue and decorated with a long strip of gold leaf. The other leaf is simply embellished with small initials are in blue and gold.

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Condition: B

Soiled with some stains along binding side as is to be expected for a leaf from a traveling breviary.