ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATOR (15TH CENTURY)

Historiated initial 'T'(erribilis) est locus iste: hic dom[us Dei est], circa 1450
ink and gold leaf on vellum
14 x 12.7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 in.)

LOT NOTES
For a historiated initial with the same iconography from an English manuscript dating to 1446, see: British Library, Arundel 109, f. 159v

The words Terribilis est locus iste: hic domus Dei est are the opening antiphon to a mass dedicated to the consecration of a church, as shown here with a bishop standing outside a cathedral with holy water.

CONDITION
Observed outside the mat, the fragment is in overall very good age-appropriate condition. Some darkening and foxing apparent to the top margin.

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