"I am the resurrection and the life": Leaf with Benedictus Canticle, France (mid-14th c.)

Likely France, early to mid-14th century. (135 x 105 mm) Latin. 16 lines of well formed Gothic script with hairline extensions, bifurcation of ascenders. One 2-line illuminated initial with ivy vine decoration extending into the margin. Ruled lightly in pink. Twelve 1-line illuminated initials with blue and pink backgrounds. Text: Luke 1:68-79, John 11:25 This leaf comprises a complete prayer, the Benedictus Canticle, concluding in one of the most well-known statements of the Christian faith: “I am the resurrection and the life, all who live and believe in me shall never die.”  Benedictus [Dominus] Deus Israhel quia visitavit et fecit redemptionem plebi suae et erexit cornu salutis nobis in domo David pueri sui sicut locutus est per os sanctorum qui a saeculo sunt prophetarum eius salutem ex inimicis nostris et de manu omnium qui oderunt nos ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus nostris et memorari testamenti sui sancti iusiurandum quod iuravit ad Abraham patrem nostrum daturum se