Illuminated Manuscript Christian Prayer Book Folk Art 1826 Handwritten Journal

Description

A sweet illuminated handwritten Prayer Book with original drawings of floral arrangements, religious symbols, crosses, emblems, scrolls, folk art and page decorations. Most likely Catholic or Eastern Orthodox.
Even though little is known of the author and illuminator , we know she spent countless hours creating this. My favorite image is the moon face! A devout girl expressing her faith through images. Leta is girl's name of Latin origin meaning "glad, joyful". However I realized Léta Páně translates to Anno Domini from Czech! {So at first I thought it was her name and revised}
Condition and Notes
Later in her book in Roman numerals dated 1826.
151 pages
No place noted, most likely Eastern Europe
The word often used modlitba translated to prayers in Slavic
Contemporary red dyed vellum
Measures approximately 4” by 6 1/2”. Small enough to fit in her pockets,
Heavy external wear with scratches, minor soiling, scuffs
Outer joints cracked, boards threatening to detach
Rubbed
Most all pages have hand-decorated borders
Soiling to edges
Age toned paper
Scattered foxing, stains, ink smudges
Not ex library, no modern names/bookplates
Some browning
A previous owner penciled “Sorbian Wendish language” in pencil on front fly leaf which is detaching
Old pencil notes on fly leaf
Hand soiling, some grubbiness
Damp stains
Some fading of ink text
Page 149 inner margin wear tear in gutter and torn along near black ink about 3”
It was identified by a previous owner as in Sorbian language. Has not been translated.
Page 149-150 is torn along one of her ink lines
Endpages (Orange) browned and soiled
Boards are a darker red, lighting makes them appear brighter red.
Shelf worn
Some offsetting or bleed through of ink and paint
Perhaps the date of 1835 when she finished her book
There are a few tipped in plates of saints
Some dog eared pages, 3 blanks at end
Additional photos on request
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