Decorated vellum leaf of a Latin Book of Hours or Missal.

Expertly written in brown and blue ink (writing area 12 x 7,5 cm).

In very good condition.

Two- and one-line initials in blue and gold. Top margin and 1 side margin decorated with red, green and blue flowers on a gold and brown background. Bottom margin with a nice "African" or "Indian" scene between golden pillars, showing a monkey riding a two-legged dinosaur-like animal with a log striped tail and pointed ears. The text corresponds to the Matins of the Office for the Dead notably to the use of Bourges.