ILLUMINATED INITIAL ‘A’ on a leaf from a very large noted Missal [northern Netherlands, probably Utrecht, second quarter 15th century]

An imposing leaf from a Dutch noted Missal, with borders and decoration typical of northern Netherlandish illumination of the period. The initial ‘A’ introduces the introit ‘Ad te levavi’ for the first Sunday in Advent.

Provenance:
- ARTHUR JUBELT (1894-1947), German publisher, historian and mayor of Zeitz.
- Sotheby’s, 18 June 1991, lot 28.

Measurements:
445 x 308mm. 36 lines of text in two columns.

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