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ST. MAURICE, HISTORIATED INITIAL 'S' CUT FROM AN ILLUMINATED CHOIR BOOK ON VELLUM. [Italy, second half of the 15th century]
Miniature 61 x 66mm, on a cutting from a leaf 135 x 130mm. Pink initial, with green and red grotesque decoration on gold ground, containing St.Maurice as a soldier in armour with a white horse. Introducing the Vespers of the Feast of St.Maurice, music on four staves on verso. Framed and glazed
Miniature 61 x 66mm, on a cutting from a leaf 135 x 130mm. Pink initial, with green and red grotesque decoration on gold ground, containing St.Maurice as a soldier in armour with a white horse. Introducing the Vespers of the Feast of St.Maurice, music on four staves on verso. Framed and glazed