Ian Ehling
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Lot 21
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT: ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST. Being a single leaf from a manuscript Book of Hours, the Suffrages of the Saints. Paris: C.1440.
11 December 2020, 10:00 EST
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT: ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST.
Being a single leaf from a manuscript Book of Hours, the Suffrages of the Saints. Paris: C.1440.
12mo (121 x 89 mm). Miniature of St. John the Evangelist, 15 lines of text, single-column, in a fine Gothic book hand, rubrics in red, verso with a large two-line "E" in maroon and white with enclosed scrolling flowered stems, the whole on a burnished gold ground, the same side with a one-line initial and a line filler, both in colors and burnished gold, along
with a swirling quarter panel border featuring flowers, leaves, strawberries, and many burnished gold ivy leaves on hairline stems; the recto with a three-quarter panel border of similar design, though more lavish (and with a vertical bar of red, blue, and
burnished gold between the text and the border in the fore margin), as well as with a two-line initial in colors and burnished gold, the same side also with miniature (measuring approximately 25 x 29 mm), the saint in pink and blue holding the chalice (one of
his identifying attributes). Fine. Matted.
In the miniature, John finds himself here in verdant territory, walking through what seem to be lush pastures and orchards. He is shown from the front, with a solemn expression, clutching the chalice with his left hand, while pointing with his right to this symbol of salvation.
12mo (121 x 89 mm). Miniature of St. John the Evangelist, 15 lines of text, single-column, in a fine Gothic book hand, rubrics in red, verso with a large two-line "E" in maroon and white with enclosed scrolling flowered stems, the whole on a burnished gold ground, the same side with a one-line initial and a line filler, both in colors and burnished gold, along
with a swirling quarter panel border featuring flowers, leaves, strawberries, and many burnished gold ivy leaves on hairline stems; the recto with a three-quarter panel border of similar design, though more lavish (and with a vertical bar of red, blue, and
burnished gold between the text and the border in the fore margin), as well as with a two-line initial in colors and burnished gold, the same side also with miniature (measuring approximately 25 x 29 mm), the saint in pink and blue holding the chalice (one of
his identifying attributes). Fine. Matted.
In the miniature, John finds himself here in verdant territory, walking through what seem to be lush pastures and orchards. He is shown from the front, with a solemn expression, clutching the chalice with his left hand, while pointing with his right to this symbol of salvation.