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Paris, ca. 1508. 245 x 170 mm. (9 1/2 x 6 3/4"). Verso with one- and two-line initials painted gold on a pink or blue ground and a full metalcut border featuring several roundels with scenes from the life of Christ, recto with A FULL-PAGE METALCUT MINIATURE, BEAUTIFULLY COLORED BY A CONTEMPORARY HAND, depicting the large, reclining figure of Jesse at the bottom of the image, a green, branching tree emerging from his chest, each branch holding a smaller figure representing the lineage of Christ (12 figures in total), and at the very top a golden medallion rimmed with orange, emitting gold rays and containing the image of the Virgin and Child, all this on a deep blue ground dotted with gold, and surrounded by an architectural frame painted gold. ◆Gold architectural border a bit tarnished (darkening most of the uncolored metalcut border on verso), tiny losses in the blue painted background, other minor imperfections, but on the whole an excellent specimen, the main part of the skillfully painted… Read More

Paris, 1514(?). 198 x 130 mm. (7 3/4 x 5 1/8"). Single column, recto with 30 ruled lines in a gothic typeface. Several one-line initials, one two-line initial, and three three-line initials, all hand-painted in liquid gold on a red or blue ground, with A FULL-PAGE METALCUT MINIATURE OF THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI, COLORED AND ILLUMINATED BY HAND, and with A FULL TROMPE-L'OEIL BORDER ENTIRELY PAINTED BY HAND, decorated with large flowers and a butterfly on a painted gold ground. ◆IN VERY FINE CONDITION, with only the most negligible imperfections, the paint quite fresh and the gold very bright. Printed on vellum, colored by a contemporary hand, and with an original trompe-l'oeil border, this leaf is a pleasing marriage of two Medieval art forms: that of the printer, and of the illuminator. Although the most famous examples of Books of Hours are manuscript versions commissioned by persons of great wealth, mostly during the 15th century, the popularity of what has been called the "Medieval bestseller"… Read More