Live auction - Lot 18
[Miniature - France]
Three illuminated vellum leaves of a printed book of Hours.
Hammer price: €
240
€ 250 / 300
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Lot description
[Paris, ca. 1510]
Illumination, 16 x 11 cm, red and blue one-, two- and four-line initials enhanced with liquid gold (sl. wavy, a few spots).
Text surrounded by a two-quarter border with biblical scenes. Small woodcuts figuring the Apostles Luke, Mark and Matthew, and the Annunciation, illuminated with gold, red, blue, brown, green and pink colour.
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