Job on the Dungheap, large miniature on a leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France (Paris or Rouen), c. 1475] Single leaf, with a large arch-topped miniature showing Job in the dungheap with three men looking on, all before a ruined city and trees, framed in thin gold, full decorated border of acanthus leaves and realistic foliage set on circles of dull gold or blank parchment, the miniature above a large blue initial enclosing coloured foliage and on gold grounds and 3 lines of text, reverse with small gold initials on blue and burgundy grounds and line-fillers in same, and 15 lines of text, a few partly erased letters (opening P) in lower corner of border of reverse, slight cockling, else excellent condition, 178 by 130mm. From a parent manuscript sold in Christies, 20 April 1979, lot 129.
Job on the Dungheap, large miniature on a leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [France (Paris or Rouen), c. 1475] Single leaf, with a large arch-topped miniature showing Job in the dungheap with three men looking on, all before a ruined city and trees, framed in thin gold, full decorated border of acanthus leaves and realistic foliage set on circles of dull gold or blank parchment, the miniature above a large blue initial enclosing coloured foliage and on gold grounds and 3 lines of text, reverse with small gold initials on blue and burgundy grounds and line-fillers in same, and 15 lines of text, a few partly erased letters (opening P) in lower corner of border of reverse, slight cockling, else excellent condition, 178 by 130mm. From a parent manuscript sold in Christies, 20 April 1979, lot 129.
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