Beschreibung:

A man wrapping a child within his cloak, large historiated initial on a leaf from an illuminated Psalter, with another leaf from an illuminated Breviary [thirteenth and fifteenth century] two leaves: (a) leaf from a Psalter, 178mm. by 135mm., with a large historiated initial ‘D’, 32mm. by 42mm. (opening “Deus ultionem dominus …”, Psalm 93.1) in red heightened with white chevrons and circles, enclosing a clean-shaven man wrapping his cloak and arm around a child-like figure whilst holding up his finger in instruction, all on thick burnished gold ground, a green-necked winged beast biting the initial at its apex, 20 lines in black ink, 17 one-line initials in blue or gold with penwork to contrast, 14 ornate line fillers in blue, red and gold (with two fish and two dragons), foliation “141” in pencil in upper corner of recto, Rhineland or Flanders, or perhaps England, second half of the thirteenth century; (b) leaf from a Breviary, 185mm. by 270mm., large initial ‘P’ in soft pink heightened with white strapwork, enclosing fleshy green foliage and all on burnished gold ground, terminating in acanthus-leaf sprays, bezants and a single trefoil in black and white, 2 other similar initials in striking black and white on gold grounds with gold and silver acanthus leaves in border, other initials in red and blue with contrasting penwork, double column, 41 lines in black ink, Spain, late fifteenth century; (a) with slight paint flaking from faces of figures and edges somewhat trimmed, and (b) with one initial cut away from verso, replacement area from same volume with gold initial now pasted in place, else excellent condition, both in card mounts