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by Vellum Printed Leaf, With A. Beautiful Hand-Painted Trompe-L'Oeil

$1,500 · Offered by Phillip J. Pirages

Paris: Nicolas Vivien ? , early 16th century . 197 x 130 mm. 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 . Single column, 28 lines, gothic typeface. Ruled in red, each leaf with several one- to three-line initials painted gold on red or blue ground, and A LOVELY, ANIMATED FULL BORDER DONE IN MANUSCRIPT, with trompe-l'oeil flowers, a moth, a fly, and a bird, on painted gold ground. Light soiling and a couple small stains to vellum, one

• Binding: Leather

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