Large initial on a leaf from an illuminated manuscript
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Large initial on a leaf from an illuminated manuscript Gradual, in Latin on parchment [Italy (probably Bologna), thirteenth century] Single leaf, with a large initial S (opening Salve sancta parens … , the introit of the Common of the Feasts of the Virgin), in soft grey-blue bands heightened with white penwork and terminating in crisply folded acanthus leaves, compartments of initial with sprays of orange and blue acanthus and interstitial areas in crystalline gold, all on blue grounds and within pale brown frame, 4 large initials in red or blue with elaborate contrasting penwork reaching up and down from their bodies in a way reminiscent of the spires of a gothic cathedral, red rubrics, 6 lines of text in a fine gothic bookhand with music on a 4-line red stave (rastrum: 34mm.), some rust marks to lower border (perhaps from being in contact with a binding), small spots and cockled areas, else good and presentable condition, 529 by 405mm.
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Large initial on a leaf from an illuminated manuscript
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