Saints Sebastian and Denis, miniatures on two leaves from an illuminated manuscript Book of Hours in Latin on vellum

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800 - 1,200 GBP

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Description

2 separate leaves, 174mm. by 121mm., 16 lines, ruled in red ink, written-space 100mm. by 64mm., gothic script, blue rubrics, small illuminated initials, with miniatures (a) Saint Sebastian, 7-line, 44mm. by 40mm., tied to a tree as an archer shoots him, and (b) Saint Denis, 8-line, 51mm. by 43mm., standing holding his own decapitated head, both leaves with three-quarter illuminated borders of coloured flowers and acanthus leaves on grounds partly coloured with liquid gold