“THE GRACE OF THE HOLY GHOST FREE UNTO US BEFALL”
(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Leaf from a Book of Hours. France, circa 1490.
Beautiful illuminated miniature from a French Book of Hours, a large, hand-colored image depicting the Pentecost in crisp detail, with three lines of Latin text in batarde script and a three-line initial "D" below the image, bordered with flowers, leaves, and acanthus leaves. $7800.
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