Illuminated leaf on vellum, taken from a 15th... Lot 35
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Illuminated leaf on vellum, taken from a 15th century book of Hours. Text in Latin. 14,2 x 11,5 cm. Very good condition, immaculate. Illuminations on both sides in the margins, featuring pelicans (one golden, the other blue), surrounded by leaves, strawberries, flowers and volutes. Four small illuminated initials and rubricated text. Two spaces have been left empty in anticipation of lettering or miniatures. Manuscript text in Latin (24 lines on the front and back), corresponds to the Gospel according to St. John "Fuit homo missus a Deo cui nomen erat Ioannes [...]". Beautiful ornamentation composed of pelicans, leaves, flowers and wild strawberries.
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