AN HISTORIATED INITIAL 'I' WITH THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON on a leaf from an illuminated Antiphonal on vellum [Italy, final quarter 15th century] The feast for the dedication of a church, usually represented in manuscript illumination by a pope or bishop arriving at a church, is here portrayed in extremely unusual fashion: King Solomon, depicted on the left, wearing a crown and pointed hat looks on as a mason applies the finishing touches to his temple . 505 x 360mm. Historiated initial 'I' opening the feast for the dedication of a church 'In dedicatione templi decantabat populus laudem', 6 lines of text and music (minor cropping). Double-sided frame.
AN HISTORIATED INITIAL 'I' WITH THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON on a leaf from an illuminated Antiphonal on vellum [Italy, final quarter 15th century] The feast for the dedication of a church, usually represented in manuscript illumination by a pope or bishop arriving at a church, is here portrayed in extremely unusual fashion: King Solomon, depicted on the left, wearing a crown and pointed hat looks on as a mason applies the finishing touches to his temple . 505 x 360mm. Historiated initial 'I' opening the feast for the dedication of a church 'In dedicatione templi decantabat populus laudem', 6 lines of text and music (minor cropping). Double-sided frame.
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