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Richly illuminated original vellum 13-line leaf from a Northern Italian medieval Book of Hours manuscript, one page both sides, 2.75 x 3.75, circa 1470. The manuscript is written in Latin with dark brown ink and red rubrics in fine rounded gothic script. One side of the leaf features a beautifully illuminated six-line initial in green, yellow, blue, and red on a burnished gold ground with a miniature in the interior of the Madonna and child; the border is patterned in a colorful floral design with a family coat of arms at the bottom. The opposite side bears a two-line illuminated initial in burnished gold with delicate internal and external violet penwork. Matted to an overall size of 11 x 14 with both sides visible. A bit of of flaking to paint in the floral border, otherwise fine condition. RR Auction COA.
