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[SPANISH PRAYERBOOK]

Single leaf from a Spanish prayerbook, with prayers attributed to Elisabeth, queen of Spain, recited by her before she went to sleep, in Latin, illuminated Renaissance manuscript on vellum
[Spain (probably Toledo)
c. 1530]
€2.400 - €3.600

"Single leaf, 130 by 95mm, ruled in red ink for single column of 16 lines of a round Spanish Renaissance bookhand, ornamental capitals touched in wash, rubric in dark red, four one- and 2-line initials in gold on burgundy or blue, line-filler in gold on burgundy, one large initial 'G' (opening ""Gratias tibi ago omnipotens deus qui mem[or] ...""), in gold acanthus leaves on green ground, with full border of same arranged in ornamental panels enclosing jewels (that at head between two dragons) and a chalice at foot flanked by Renaissance dolphins, on blue or burgundy grounds, a few tiny chips to paint, else in outstanding condition"

From the same parent manuscript as the previous lot