MANUSCRIPT. — Sancta Maria Magdelena. Various prayers to be - Lot 107

MANUSCRIPT. — Sancta Maria Magdelena. Various prayers to be recited before the blessing of the Most Holy Sacrament. S.l., 1733. Folio manuscript comprising 52 leaves and 3 pages, red morocco leather, double lace border on the covers, a floral medallion in the center, decorated spine, remnants of silk bookmarks (contemporary binding). A charming missal written in large calligraphic script, adorned with 41 large initials, 41 headings, and 7 tailpieces featuring naive designs and painted in bright, varied colors. Title inscribed within a large floral frame; text outlined in pink ink. The manuscript bears on the title page the “fecit” of Petrus Benoit, Aquensis, & Parrochus de la Fare (presumably La Fare near Aix-en-Provence). The text is occasionally supplemented by another hand. Repairs to a few leaves. Restored binding, worn corners, scuff marks and stains on the covers, decoration somewhat faded in places.

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