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THE PROPHET OBADIAH, historiated initial 'V', on a leaf from a large ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BIBLE ON VELLUM
[Southern Germany, mid-15th century]
Cutting approximately 28 x 21mm, six-line initial, grey on gold ground, the prophet standing, holding a book, an altar behind, with extension of gold and coloured scrolling leaves, supporting at foot the figure of a young man playing with a monkey, text in brown ink in a large gothic textura, rubric in red, framed and glazed
[Southern Germany, mid-15th century]
Cutting approximately 28 x 21mm, six-line initial, grey on gold ground, the prophet standing, holding a book, an altar behind, with extension of gold and coloured scrolling leaves, supporting at foot the figure of a young man playing with a monkey, text in brown ink in a large gothic textura, rubric in red, framed and glazed