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Catalogue of illuminated miniatures and single leaves from the ninth to the sixteenth century : a pair of illuminated leaves, from the long-lost text of the Hours of Etienne Chevalier, by Jean Fouquet, Paris 1452-56 ; thirty long-lost illuminated fragments from the Bible of Conradin of Hohenstauffen, c.1260-68 (in five lots) ; The Visitation, a miniature from a book of hours, from the workshop of the Boucicaut Master, 1408 ; Lancelot on horseback defeating one of the four knights, a miniature from Lancelot, The quest for the Holy Grail and The death of King Arthur, Paris, c.1430 ; Pentecost, a large historiated initial 'C', Milan, c.1430 ; Christ before Pilate, a miniature from a book of hours, probably by Jean Colombe under Fouquet's influence, Tours, c.1470 ; twenty-five miniatures from a book of hours, in the style of Jean Bourdichon, Loire Valley, late 15th century ; Mass of St. Gregory, a miniature from a book of hours, Ghent or Bruges, c.1500 ; David and Bathsheba, a large miniature from a book of hours, Paris, early 16th century ; a single manuscript leaf from a northern French ninth-century bible, taken from the Book of Zacharias ; a single manuscript leaf from the Ghistelles Hours, Flanders, c.1300 ; Christ enthroned adored by seven angels, and an angel blowing a trumpet, two large historiated initials from the same choirbook, probably Rimini, early 14th century ; four scenes from the life of Christ, on a single large illuminated leaf, north eastern France, c.1350 ; and the Flight into Egypt, a large miniature from a book of hours, northern France, possibly Rouen, c.1480. |
