Sold for:
$610
$610
Illuminated leaf from a printed Book of Hours. "The Presentation in the Temple." Printed by Germain Hardouyn and fully illuminated by hand in gold and color in his workshop in Paris. (Use of Rome), c. 1534. 34 lines. One three-line, four two-line and twenty-one one-line hand-illuminated initials in gold on red or blue ground. Elaborate border (verso) hand painted with tempera colors in a floral motif with acanthus leaves and berries on gold ground. In double-sided window-matte with gilt border. 6 x 4 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2009-07-28
