Illuminated Manuscript Miniature depicting the Mass of St. Gregory

by Illuminated Manuscript Leaf

$2,900 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

Sanctus gregorius doctor egregius romane sancte ecclesie VIVID DEPICTION OF ICONIC SCENE FROM THE LIFE OF GREGORY THE GREAT. This richly-illustrated manuscript leaf from a late medieval book of hours depicts the miraculous Mass of St Gregory, during which Christ appeared to the congregation during a Mass of which Gregory the Great was the celebrant.The folio begins with the conclusion of the Collect for St. Nicholas,

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