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Leaf from a Breviary

Florentine; Italian

Artwork Details

Leaf from a Breviary
circa 1475-1500
Florentine; Italian
ink, temper and gold on parchment
10 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (26.2 x 16.5 cm);19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in. (49.05 x 36.35 cm);10 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (26.2 x 16.5 cm)
Gift of Ann and Leonard Eaton in appreciation for the excellent teaching of Ilene Forsyth and Marvin Eisenberg
1986/2.91

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Description

The brilliant blue, pink and green palette of this leaf, as well as the use of gold and blue ink for the text, are distinctive. Like the leaf from a French breviary (cat. no. 10), this deluxe breviary was probably intended more for show that for regular use.

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