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Auction 92, Lot 444

"[Illuminated Leaf]", Hardouin, Gilles

Subject: Early Printing

Period: 1510 (circa)

Publication: Book of Hours

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Size:
5 x 7.6 inches
12.7 x 19.3 cm
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This printed vellum leaf contains the prayers to the saints: Christopher, Sebastian, and Nicolas. The leaf is finely decorating with hand painted initials, a lovely illuminated miniature, and a floral panel at sides. One tiny hole in bottom margin, else fine.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $500 - $600

Unsold

Closed on 9/13/2000

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