FRAMED ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF, FRANCE, VICINITY OF
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A single leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, on vellum, written in small elegant 'lettre batarde' script, ruled in red ink in a single column of 16 lines. Three-quarter illuminated border of gold leaves on scrolling black ink stems interspersed with colored flowers and foliage. One and two-line decorated initials in burnished gold on red and blue ground with white tracery. Text is a Hymn to the Virgin. In a gold frame, floated within mat, glazed, OS: 15 1/2" x 12 1/2", sheet size: 3 5/8" x 2 5/8". Good condition.
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FRAMED ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF, FRANCE, VICINITY OF
Estimate $600 - $800
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