Anonymous Spanish illuminator

Lot 7
30.07.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Vendu
£ 875
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
Commissionsee on Website%
Archive
La vente aux enchères est terminée. Vous ne pouvez plus enchérir.
Archive
ID 381212
Lot 7 | Anonymous Spanish illuminator
Valeur estimée
£ 700 – 1 000
PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE, miniature on a leaf from an Antiphonal on vellum [Spain, possibly Toledo, second half 16th century]

A lavishly illuminated leaf from a gargantuan Spanish choirbook.

698 x 400mm. 5 lines of text and music on a 5-line stave, the text 'In nomine Jesu omne genu flectatur [...]' opening the Feast for the Sunday after the Octave of Christmas (some marginal staining and cockling, text a little smudged and faded, some losses of pigment to the robes). Framed.

The enormous format of this Antiphonal leaf is characteristic of Spanish choirbook production of the late 15th and 16th centuries.
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
Aperçu
09.07.2020 – 30.07.2020
Téléphone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
E-mail
Commission see on Website
Conditions d'utilisationConditions d'utilisation