[Gradual] Illuminated inital 1500 huge leaf on vellum, from Siena
by [MS] Gradual
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
54cm x 38cm. Huge leaf from a Gradual with a beautiful illuminated large initial 'G' in gold leaf, pink, blue and green. Probably Siena or perhaps Florence written about 1500 on parchment. Text in red, blue and black ink with musical staves. This leaf is from the same as that in Sotheby's 2 December 2014, Lot 21 and Bloomsbury, 8 July 2015, Lot 81. This leaf is newly discovered from that same gradual. From a small European private collection.
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Details
- Seller
- Butler Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1188
- Title
- [Gradual] Illuminated inital 1500 huge leaf on vellum, from Siena
- Author
- [MS] Gradual
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Florence
- Date Published
- 1500
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- manuscript, C16th, sixteenth century, Bible, vellum, parchment, Italy, medieval, Siena, Florence,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Manuscripts;
- Size
- 54cm x 38cm
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Butler Rare Books
Biblio member since 2020
Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire
About Butler Rare Books
Antiquarian books and early medieval manuscripts.
Glossary
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- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...