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by An Illuminated Vellum Manuscript Leaf With Small Miniatures Of Saints From A Book Of Hours In Latin

$3,000 · Offered by Phillip J. Pirages · No longer available

Northeastern France, probably Arras, late 15th century . 146 x 95 mm. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 . Single column, 15 lines in a pleasing bâtarde hand. Rubrics in red, one- and two-line initials in brushed gold on a red or blue ground, EACH SIDE OF LEAF WITH A BRUSHED GOLD PANEL BORDER, WITH VERY PRETTY ILLUSIONISTIC FLOWERS AND FRUITS, and intricate strapwork design in colors; WITH TWO SMALL MINIATURES measuring approximately 40 x 25 mm. depicting John the

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