French Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book
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French Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book of Hours with arched miniature depicting the Nativity, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, single column, recto 6 lines, verso 5 lines, in a late Gothic bookhand, in brown and red ink, miniature depicting the infant Christ in a crib between Mary and Joseph with an ox and an ass peering at Him on a path outside the stable, all heightened with gold, full border composed of strawberries, pomegranates, cornflowers and daisies, in gold and other colours, 1 3-line initial, 1 2-line initial and 4 single-line initials in red, blue and gold, line fillers in gold and blue, some slight surface wear affecting 3-line initial, miniature 112 x 61mm., leaf 179 x 115mm., [Paris], [c. 1490].
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French Workshop.- Single leaf from an illuminated Book
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