ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
SAINT JOHN ON PATMOS, small miniature on a leaf from a Book of Hours, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. [Bruges? circa 1500]
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SAINT JOHN ON PATMOS, small miniature on a leaf from a Book of Hours, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. [Bruges? circa 1500]
Leaf approx.115 x 70mm, 9-line miniature, the saint in a rocky landscape holding a book, text 20 lines in brown ink in a bâtarda, within three-quarter border of naturalistic flowers on grey ground, framed and glazed - With 2 ILLUMINATED LEAVES FROM A FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS ON VELLUM, [Paris?, circa 1430], approx.150x100mm, with fine one-line initials in gold and blue and similar line-fillers, one leaf sontains the Litany, 16 lines in a gothic textura, with three-quarter border of coloured fruit and flowers and golden ivy leaves on hairline stems, both in one frame, glazed front and back (2)
Leaf approx.115 x 70mm, 9-line miniature, the saint in a rocky landscape holding a book, text 20 lines in brown ink in a bâtarda, within three-quarter border of naturalistic flowers on grey ground, framed and glazed - With 2 ILLUMINATED LEAVES FROM A FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS ON VELLUM, [Paris?, circa 1430], approx.150x100mm, with fine one-line initials in gold and blue and similar line-fillers, one leaf sontains the Litany, 16 lines in a gothic textura, with three-quarter border of coloured fruit and flowers and golden ivy leaves on hairline stems, both in one frame, glazed front and back (2)