ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT -- DONNE, John. Holy Sonnets, illuminated mansucript on hand-made paper, English, 20th century, 2° (395 x 290 mm.), 7 leaves, the title comprising a large illuminated initail "D" on a gold ground, containing a vignette of a cathedral, with title and author in red and blue (initial 80 x 65 mm.), 5 sonnets, each with gilt inital letters and text in red and blue, final leaf with a vignette of the illuminator [Alexander Barabanov], unbound.

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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT -- DONNE, John. Holy Sonnets, illuminated mansucript on hand-made paper, English, 20th century, 2° (395 x 290 mm.), 7 leaves, the title comprising a large illuminated initail "D" on a gold ground, containing a vignette of a cathedral, with title and author in red and blue (initial 80 x 65 mm.), 5 sonnets, each with gilt inital letters and text in red and blue, final leaf with a vignette of the illuminator [Alexander Barabanov], unbound.

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