Illuminated initial (4 résultats)
Autres imagesEdité par James Lumsden & Son, Glasgow
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Vendeur : COVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS, Saint John, NB, CanadaCOVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS
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Three-Quarter Leather. Etat : Good. No Date. (circa 1850). Embellished with large engravings executed by Sly & Linton of London, from the designs cheifly by the ancient masters, in addition to numerous other illustrations and highly finished portrait of our Saviour by D'Caisne, engraved by Watt. Binding is tight, Heavy shelf wea…r particularly on the corners. Name plate on spine misseng S1 7. Each Chapter Introduced By a Vignete Appropriate to the Subject, and an Initial Letter, Designed By Theophilus Fraconard After the Style of the Illuminated Manuscripts of the Fifteenth Century. Also Embellished with Large Engravings, (illustrateur).
Autres imagesEdité par ca. 1470-80, Netherlands 1470
Vendeur : Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, Etats-UnisPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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164 x 123 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 7/8"). Single column, 17 lines, in a gothic hand. Capitals touched with red, rubrics in red, one-line initials in red or blue, one two-line initial in blue, A VERY LARGE HISTORIATED INITIAL (approximately 60 mm. square) DEPICTING PENTECOST, the initial painted blue with white tracery on a burnished gold…ground, surrounded by A FULL BORDER decorated with colorful acanthus, large flowers, strawberries, insects (including a grasshopper, fly, moth, and mosquito(?)), all on a liquid gold ground. See: Marrow, et al., "The Golden Age of Dutch Manuscript Illumination," nos. 79-81. âMargins just faintly soiled, gold very slightly rubbed, but IN FINE CONDITION, the initial and border beautifully preserved. This is an extraordinarily handsome leaf, featuring an oversized historiated initial depicting Pentecost, attributed to the circle of the Master of the London Jason. Our artist has made remarkable use of space, fitting 13 clearly defined people within an initial opening measuring 45 x 32 mm. The Virgin sits enthroned directly in the center, encircled by the Apostles dressed in blue, violet, green, and orange robes. Our artist cleverly adds a notch at the top of initial--like a cupola inside a chapel--in order to fit an image of a dove inside the scene. The figures show an impressive degree of individualization and emotional response as they witness the descent of the Holy Spirit; a few gesture in surprise, two lower their gaze, and some look up in awe. The work is stylistically like that of the Master of the London Jason, named for his work on the "Historie van Jason" manuscript now housed at the British Library. As Marrow et al. note, the Master's style is characterized by "somewhat short, heavy figures [that] are well formed and have unusual, slightly broad yet expressive faces with deep sunken eyes." Our leaf's enclosing border is of very considerable interest, featuring as it does naturalistic flowers, strawberry plants, insects, and a small, brightly colored bird, all painted in colors that perfectly complement the main scene. A very fine production all around, this distinctive, energetic leaf would make a notable addition to any collection.
Edité par 1441-48, Italy [Ferrara] 1441
Vendeur : Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, Etats-UnisPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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Visible leaf: 245 x 187 mm. (9 5/8 x 7 3/8"); Frame: 380 x 315 mm. (15 x 12 1/4"). Double column, 30 lines in a very fine rounded gothic hand (a few lines of text in the same hand, but smaller). Mounted and in a simple but pleasing gold frame. Visible side with rubrics in red, one-line initials in burnished gold or painted blue,… one two-line initial in burnished gold on a pale pink ground with white tracery, a lovely illuminated bar between the columns, with a central plant knot AND SPROUTING IN UPPER AND LOWER MARGINS CLUSTERS OF FLOWERS AND LEAVES IN VARIOUS COLORS AS WELL AS GOLD BEZANTS, outer margin with swirling penwork studded with gilt bezants running the length of the column, each penwork swirl enclosing a painted and gilt flower, with ONE FIVE-LINE HISTORIATED INITIAL DEPICTING ST. PAUL HOLDING A SWORD AND BOOK, the initial painted pink with green leaves and a blue and green acanthus extension on a gilt ground. âNot examined outside of frame, but in very fine condition: vellum slightly wavy, text in the bottom margin just a bit faded, but, by all appearances, A VERY CLEAN, BRIGHT LEAF, SPARKLING WITH GILT. Executed with great skill and delicacy and in sensitive Italianate colors highlighted especially by spring green and pink, the present leaf is from a manuscript intended for a powerful aristocrat. It comes from the celebrated Breviary illuminated for the chapel of the Marquises of Este, rulers of Ferrara and Mantua, a manuscript commissioned by Leonello d'Este (duke of Ferrara from 1441-50). Because the d'Este family kept excellent records, we have confidence that this manuscript was done for Leonello by Giorgio d'Alemagna, Bartolomeo de Benincà, Guglielmo Giraldi, and Matteo de' Pasti (see Toniolo, "La Miniatura a Ferrara dal Tempo di Cosmè Tura all'eredità di Ercole de' Roberti" [1998], pp. 19-20 and 76-77). The leaves show subtle variations in the style of the illuminations, a result of work done by a team of artists doing variations on a theme. At one time in a Spanish library, the manuscript was brought to Britain during the Peninsular War and came to be owned by the Rolls family, later Lords Llangattock, of Monmouth in Wales, from whom it takes its name. By the time the work reached Britain, most of the miniatures had already been cut out. The Breviary sold at Christie's on 8 December 1958 (lot #190) to Goodspeed's of Boston, who broke it up. The intact first quire of 10 leaves was purchased by Philip Hofer and given to Harvard (cf. Wieck, "Late Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts," p. 130 and fig. 74), and individual leaves appeared in 1967 in the catalogues of Folio Fine Art ("the quality of the leaves is extremely high"), Maggs Brothers ("of a very high quality"), and Alan Thomas ("of exquisite quality"). The present example is especially desirable for the portrait of St. Paul, who is depicted holding a sword and book, and whose carefully molded features reflect the growing interest in realistic portraiture in Renaissance Italy.
Autres imagesLangue : italien
Edité par 15th century, Italy
Vendeur : Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, Etats-UnisPhillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
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364 x 260 mm. (14 3/8 x 10 1/4"). Single column, 22 lines, in a rounded gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, versal initials alternating red and blue with purple penwork, one three-line initial in blue with purple penwork, A SIX-LINE "A" DEPICTING THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN, the initial painted pink with red, green, and blue node…s and acanthus on a burnished gold ground, with extensions running the length of the text column, incorporating more acanthus and small gold embellishments, with sprays of the gold leaves at the top, bottom, and center. A little rubbing to the paint, negligible soiling and small spots to margins, but in excellent condition overall. This very large, handsomely preserved leaf features a strikingly attractive initial of the Virgin, opening the beloved hymn "Ave Maris Stella" ("Hail Star of the Sea"). Dating back to at least the ninth century and traditionally associated with the hour of Vespers on Marian feast days (as here), the hymn praises the Virgin's purity, meekness, and mercy, calling upon her as the "Nurturing Mother of God" to dispel evil and free us from our sins. Inside the gilt and painted initial is a lovely portrait of the Virgin, who is depicted seated against a red mandorla, dressed in pink and wrapped in a green and blue mantle--perhaps a reference to the colors of the ocean. Her hands are raised in prayer, fingers lightly touching above her heart, and her well-defined features appear both strong and serene. Judging from the size of the initial, liberal use of gold, and the wide margins of this leaf, the original manuscript must have been a costly item produced for a wealthy church or monastery.
