Illuminated Manuscripts

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CORTESE, Christopher (attributed to).
Large illuminated leaf from an Antiphonal centred on the word Jerusalem.
Venice, c. 1430.

Illuminated leaf on vellum, 469 x 353 mm., with illuminated initial "I", 122 x 90 mm. (body of initial); initial on a...

A leaf of exceptional quality from an early fifteenth century Venetian Antiphonal. The extravagantly illuminated...

Australian: $15,500 (Approx. US $16,173, Euro €11,238) Quote ref.

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FRENCH ILLUMINATOR.
Illuminated leaf from a Book of Hours.
France, circa, 1480.

Illuminated leaf on vellum, 145 x 95 mm., with one 2-line initial and eight 1-line initials in gold on alternate red...

A fine and delicately decorated leaf from a fifteenth-century French Book of Hours. The text comes from the Penitential...

Australian: $1250 (Approx. US $1304, Euro €906) Quote ref.

FRENCH ILLUMINATOR.
Illuminated leaf from a Book of Hours.
Paris or Rouen, circa 1475- 1500.

Illuminated leaf, 215 x 152 mm., with a panel border on both sides of the leaf composed of blue and gold acanthus...

A beautifully illuminated leaf from a luxurious French Book of Hours, most likely executed in either Paris or Rouen;...

Australian: $1950 (Approx. US $2035, Euro €1414) Quote ref.

PARIS ARTIST.
Illuminated Miniature of St. Matthew.
Paris, circa, 1500.

Fine illuminated leaf, 165 x 109 mm., double-sided, with a fine miniature of St Matthew, 42 x 40 mm., with...

A fine leaf from a late-fifteenth-century Parisian Book of Hours with a delicate miniature of St Matthew, introducing...

Australian: $4500 (Approx. US $4695, Euro €3263) Quote ref.

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SAVOYARD ARTIST.
King David in Prayer.
Southern France, circa, 1475.

Arched miniature depicting King David kneeling in prayer, 91 x 65mm., set in elaborate illuminated border on three...

A superb late fifteenth-century miniature of King David from a French Book of Hours.

The miniature of David,...

Australian: $14,750 (Approx. US $15,390, Euro €10,694) Quote ref.