A leaf from a late 15th-century incunable Missal

This leaf is a significant example of a late 15th-century incunable (or very early 16th-century) Missal, printed in a classic liturgical style. Based on the typography and specific rubrication, it is likely of Germanic or Central European origin.

The text contains the Ordinarium Missae (Ordinary of the Mass) and the beginning of the Proprium de Tempore for Easter Sunday.
Contains the Communion prayers, including the Agnus Dei response ("dona nobis pacem") and the priest's private prayers before receiving the Eucharist (Domine Iesu Christe qui dixisti...).

(Verso): Continues the post-communion prayers and transitions into the Dominica Resurrectionis (Resurrection Sunday/Easter). It includes the Introit Resurrexi et adhuc tecum sum and the Epistle Ad Corinthios I. c. v (1 Corinthians 5:7-8).

Printed in a monumental Gothic Textura (Blackletter), typically used for large-format altar Missals.
Extensive use of red ink for liturgical directions (rubrics), such as "Hic inclinat se ante corpus" (Here he bows before the body).

This leaf represents a high point of early liturgical printing, designed for readability on an altar. The transition from the daily Ordinary of the Mass to the specific feast of Easter marks it as a pivotal page within its original volume.

100mm x 155mm (a small page).

R1,500