5. Pentecost, single leaf from a Book of Hours, lluminated manuscript on vellum, large miniature depicting the Virgin kneeling before a lectern with an open book, surrounded by Apostles, with the Holy Ghost above, in an elaborate gothic architectural background, in an arched compartment, large initial ‘’D’ below, in blue and white on a gold background, and 4 lines of text, in a full panel border of foliage, and flowers, in gold and colours, 14 lines of text on verso, fore-edge with similar panel border, 2 2-line initials in blue and white, decorated in gold, blue, white and green, small initials and line-fillers in gold, red and blue, little marked & rubbed, 155 x 110 mm., [ ? Rouen, c. 1470].
est. £800 – £1200