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Auction 119, Lot 878

"[Manuscript Leaf]", Anon.

Subject: Illuminated Manuscripts

Period: 1628 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8 x 12 inches
20.3 x 30.5 cm
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This is a large vellum leaf from a Spanish manuscript, probably a legal document, made in Granada. The Spanish text is written in dark brown ink on lines ruled in red. The verso is beautifully decorated with a very large (ten-line) illuminated "S" in blue and white on a rich ground of gold leaf, while the recto has a large gilt "A" on a blue field illuminated with gold.

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Condition: B

The verso has a little flaking of the text. The recto has some damage to the gilt 'A' as well as some flaking of the text.

Estimate: $300 - $350

Sold for: $300

Closed on 5/9/2007

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