Beschreibung:

Saint Nicholas and Saint Geneviève, small miniatures on two leaves from an illuminated manuscript Book of Hours on vellum, in Latin 2 single leaves, 179mm. by 122mm., 8-line miniatures, (a) Saint Nicholas as a bishop blessing the three children in the pickling tub, 51mm. by 43mm., and (b) Saint Geneviève standing in a landscape with book and taper, 50mm. by 41mm., each miniature with a three-quarter illuminated border of coloured flowers and fruit with acanthus leaves on grounds parti-coloured in liquid gold, both on the verso of leaves with 18 lines of text, written-space 113mm. by 62mm., illuminated initials, fine condition, lightly mounted