King David kneeling in prayer, very large historiated initial on a leaf from a richly illuminated manuscript choirbook, in Latin, on vellum [Italy, Lombardy, c.1460-70] single leaf, 520mm. by 270mm., with large initial 'D' (opening "Dominus illuminatio mea ...", Psalm 26), 135mm. by 135mm., in fleshy pink, green and blue acanthus leaf sprays, their undersides dotted in white penwork, enclosing David in bright red robes, kneeling in a wooded and rocky landscape strewn with blue and burgundy pebbles, as God appears before him in a golden aureole, scrolling bands of lines emerging from the end of each acanthus-leaf spray punctuated by coloured baubles and terminating in realistic leaves, large coloured buds and bezants, similar decoration in bas-de-page surrounding a crowned 'pax' within a soft pink wreath, two initials formed of ornamental cadels, red and blue initials, rubrics in red, 14 lines in black ink in a fine late gothic bookhand, trimmed at edges with some losses to borders, gold crackled and greatly flaked away, else good and presentable condition, mounted on card
King David kneeling in prayer, very large historiated initial on a leaf from a richly illuminated manuscript choirbook, in Latin, on vellum [Italy, Lombardy, c.1460-70] single leaf, 520mm. by 270mm., with large initial 'D' (opening "Dominus illuminatio mea ...", Psalm 26), 135mm. by 135mm., in fleshy pink, green and blue acanthus leaf sprays, their undersides dotted in white penwork, enclosing David in bright red robes, kneeling in a wooded and rocky landscape strewn with blue and burgundy pebbles, as God appears before him in a golden aureole, scrolling bands of lines emerging from the end of each acanthus-leaf spray punctuated by coloured baubles and terminating in realistic leaves, large coloured buds and bezants, similar decoration in bas-de-page surrounding a crowned 'pax' within a soft pink wreath, two initials formed of ornamental cadels, red and blue initials, rubrics in red, 14 lines in black ink in a fine late gothic bookhand, trimmed at edges with some losses to borders, gold crackled and greatly flaked away, else good and presentable condition, mounted on card
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