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LOT 1365
Medieval Illuminated Book of Hours Vellum Manuscript Page
ROME, 1460-1470 A.D.
10 x 8 in. (96 grams, 25.5 x 20.5 cm).
With fifteen lines of Latin text in blackletter script; burnished gold capital on red and blue; in a cardboard mount with reveal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in 2016.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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LOT 1365
Medieval Illuminated Book of Hours Vellum Manuscript Page
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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