Aesthetic Devotion: Fine Art, Jewels, and Decor
Wed, Jul 24, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 514
15th c. English Illuminated Manuscript Page
Estimate: $100 - $200
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| $0 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $500,000 | $25,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
| $10,000,000 | $100,000 |
English illuminated manuscript page, ca. 1450. From a book of hours. Ink and gold leaf on vellum. With 14 lines of ruled text in Latin with alternating initials in blue and burnished gold with contrasting red and blue penwork. The large two-line initial in gold on a blue and red ground with delicate white tracery. In a fine gothic textura script. One side with Psalm 23:8-10 and the other begins with an Antiphon and Versicles including the beginning of Lesson I from the Hours of the Virgin, Hour of Matin.
These books of hours are somewhat uncommo as King Henry VIII, in 1533, decreed that books relating to the practices of the Church of Rome should be destroyed. Most of the remaining examples were held secretly in private hands.
Sight; height: 4 in x width: 2 3/4 in. Framed; height: 11 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 1 in.
The colors are bold and bright and much of the gold foil remains. There is wear, some soiling, and undulation to the sheet throughout as expected from age and use. Several small frits to the edge along the left edge of the sheet. The number "24" is written in pencil along the upper right corner. Framed between two panes of glass. Framed by a mat. There is wear to the mat visible through the glass along the verso including some residual adhesive and soiling. Affixed to the back pane of glass there are two pieces of paper with information on the text. Some light wear to the frame. Not inspected out of frame.
These books of hours are somewhat uncommo as King Henry VIII, in 1533, decreed that books relating to the practices of the Church of Rome should be destroyed. Most of the remaining examples were held secretly in private hands.
Sight; height: 4 in x width: 2 3/4 in. Framed; height: 11 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 1 in.
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