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Name: Leaf from Dutch Book of Hours written by a female scribe

Barcode: 58886

Date Created: 1450

Brief Description: Manuscript leaf from a medieval prayer book written in black ink and a red rubric in gothic script. It was possibly written by a female scribe from the Augustinian convent of St. Agnes in Delft.

Dimensions: 17 x 12 cm

Printing Technique: Manuscript

Notes: Publishing location and publisher not identified. 
Call number: ND 3362.5 1450
OCLC 1457047706

Historical Context: Prayer books were developed in late medieval Europe used for private devotion. They contained prayers and psalms.

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