[ILLUMINATED LEAF]. The Nativity. Large historiated initial "P" on a leaf from AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ANTIPHONAL ON VELLUM. [Northern Italy, circa 1500]. Leaf 590 x 407 mm. (23 1/4 x 16 in.), initial 235 x 154 mm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.). The Holy Family with the Christ Child before a manger, with St. Joseph holding a lantern, the star of Bethlehem above, and a cow and ass looking on; initial in blue on a burnished gold ground, decorated with lush green, blue and red foliage; surrounded by 6 lines of text in a large gothic rotunda, with 6 lines of music in square notation on red four-line staves; three-quarter border decorated in red, blue, green and gold. Lower border rubbed, with wear, some minor crackling; attractively matted and framed.

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[ILLUMINATED LEAF]. The Nativity. Large historiated initial "P" on a leaf from AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ANTIPHONAL ON VELLUM. [Northern Italy, circa 1500]. Leaf 590 x 407 mm. (23 1/4 x 16 in.), initial 235 x 154 mm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.). The Holy Family with the Christ Child before a manger, with St. Joseph holding a lantern, the star of Bethlehem above, and a cow and ass looking on; initial in blue on a burnished gold ground, decorated with lush green, blue and red foliage; surrounded by 6 lines of text in a large gothic rotunda, with 6 lines of music in square notation on red four-line staves; three-quarter border decorated in red, blue, green and gold. Lower border rubbed, with wear, some minor crackling; attractively matted and framed.