![]() ![]() Leaves have appeared at Reiss & Sohn and Sotheby's London. It was sold at Bloomsbury NY 4-3-2009, lot 15 and subsequently dispersed. 2007) - described in the Ricci Census supplement, p.518 no.A-103. Provenance: from a Book of Hours once owned by the Marquis de Courtanvaux (1718-81), and later by the American collector Henry Walton (d. The two-line illuminated ''D'' begins: ''Deus.'' (Incline unto my aid O God). ![]() The two-line ''F'' begins the prayer : ''Famulorum.'' (Forgive, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy servants, that we, who by our own deeds are unable to please Thee, may be saved.). The elaborate border surrounding the miniature show diverse floral motif and birds (including 3 owls, and a snail) on a liquid gold ground. Set in a landscape with tower in background. Nicodemus, on the ladder, hands Christ's body to Joseph of Arimathea who stands to the right of the Virgin Mary. Miniature painting (73 x 50mm) of The Deposition: Christ is shown being removed from the cross with the Virgin Mary kneeling beneath, arms outstretched to receive his body - His bloody wounds evident. įrance (Bourges or Chalons-sur-Marne ?), c. Panel border in a floral motif in blue, white, green and yellow with an owl (attribute of Christ, who sacrificed Himself to save mankind) on a deep red ground. One illuminated two-line initial in pink on a blue ground with an interior having a blue lion on a liquid gold ground one illuminated two-line initial in pink on a blue ground one one-line initial in red on a pink ground. Written in angular gothic bookhand on animal vellum. 14 lines of Latin text, ruled in red with rubrics in red. Original leaf from a manuscript Book of Hours. ![]()
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