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17 - [ENLUMINATION] Four ornate initials from a choir book (gradu…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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[ENLUMINATION] Four ornate initials from a choir book (gradual or antiphonary?). France, Paris (?), circa 1550. Fragments on parchment, Gothic script, music notated square on staves drawn in red ink. Good condition. Initial "C", size of initial: 66 x 66 mm; size of fragment: 143 x 118 mm. Initial in burnished gold on a dark pink background with white highlights, border on a screened background with pink acanthus leaves underlined in white and small discs in burnished gold. Initial "I", size of initial: 68 x 68 mm; size of fragment: 152 x 138 mm. Initial in burnished gold on mauve ground with white highlights, border on screened ground with decoration of mauve acanthus leaves underlined with white and small discs in burnished gold. Initial "L", size of initial: 70 x 65 mm; size of fragment: 140 x 145 mm. Initial painted in blue with white highlights on a burnished gold background with flower in the body of the letter, border on a screened background with flower decoration and small burnished gold discs. Initial "N", size of initial: 70 x 65 mm; size of fragment: 140 x 140 mm. Initial painted in burnished gold on a pink background with white highlights, border on a screened background with blue acanthus leaves and small discs in burnished gold.
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About the sale ENLUMINATIONS, ANCIENT and MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 06/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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