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LOT 1294
Medieval Framed Vellum Illuminated Manuscript Page
ENGLAND, 14TH CENTURY A.D.
17 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (1.25 kg, 45 x 31 cm).
Vellum manuscript page with illuminated capital in blue, green, coral and liquid gold and dense blackletter text with decorative bands in blue, white and liquid gold; Latin prayer beginning 'Domine ihu xpe' (Lord Jesus Christ) ... ut lancea caritatis tue penetres cor meum (so that the spear of your love may penetrate my heart); below, 18th century printed image of the ruins of Crowland Abbey; both in a glazed wooden frame with a burgundy reveal.
ProvenanceFrom a Blackheath, London, UK, deceased estate.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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