Sale 14BP01 | Lot 102

[MANUSCRIPT] Illuminated leaf on vellum extracted from a Book of Hours, likely Use of Rome

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs
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[MANUSCRIPT] Illuminated leaf on vellum extracted from a Book of Hours, likely Use of Rome

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Lot 102
[MANUSCRIPT] Illuminated leaf on vellum extracted from a Book of Hours, likely Use of Rome. Northern France: second quarter...
. Northern France: second quarter of the fifteenth century. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches (185 x 125 mm); written in dark brown ink in a batarde script. The recto (28 lines, including one blank) bears a square miniature within an architectural border (43 mm square in total) of St. Mark writing in a book on his lap, watched with fascination by a lion (a friendly beast, looking much like a monkey), the text surrounded on three sides by a border of acanthus, strawberries, violas, etc. The verso has a single column border. Very minor soiling.

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Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $937 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $937 (includes buyer's premium)
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Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs

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