Illuminated Manuscript Leaf with miniature of the Birth of Jesus from a French Book of Hours
By French Illuminator of Manuscripts
Manuscript leaf from an early 16th-century French Book of Hours, measuring 6.5 x 4.75 inches. Miniature of a manger scene featuring Mary with the Christ Child attended by angels. With a prayer in Gothic script from Hours of the Virgin, "tres douce dame pour icelle grant joie que vous eustes au jour de Penthecoste, quant votre doulx filz envoya le saint Esprit." Leaf rippled, color vibrant.
Published by: [France, c. 1480-1520], 1520
Vendor: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA
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By French Illuminator of Manuscripts
Manuscript leaf from an early 16th-century French Book of Hours, measuring 6.5 x 4.75 inches. Miniature of a manger scene featuring Mary with the Christ Child attended by angels. With a prayer in Gothic script from Hours of the Virgin, "tres douce dame pour icelle grant joie que vous eustes au jour de Penthecoste, quant votre doulx filz envoya le saint Esprit." Leaf rippled, color vibrant.
Published by: [France, c. 1480-1520], 1520
Vendor: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA
