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LLANGATTOCK BREVIARY LEAF Ref 454 recto detail
Note : - Ref Nos 283, 294 and 364 are from the same manuscript.
This is an historiated initial from the superbly illuminated Llangattock Breviary produced in Ferrara, Italy, c.1441-1448.
Set within the swirls of the initial "S" a bearded old man in a green cloak, with yellow modeling, hands up in prayer, and with a halo The size of the initial is 23mm x 20mm (9/10ins. x 8/10ins.).
The initial opens the Third Epistle of saint John which is addressed to Saint Gaius who became Bishop of Ephesus. This could be a depiction of Saint Gaius or it could be a depiction of Saint John as an old man (which would be very unusual).
LLANGATTOCK BREVIARY LEAF Ref 454 recto detail
Note : - Ref Nos 283, 294 and 364 are from the same manuscript.
This is an historiated initial from the superbly illuminated Llangattock Breviary produced in Ferrara, Italy, c.1441-1448.
Set within the swirls of the initial "S" a bearded old man in a green cloak, with yellow modeling, hands up in prayer, and with a halo The size of the initial is 23mm x 20mm (9/10ins. x 8/10ins.).
The initial opens the Third Epistle of saint John which is addressed to Saint Gaius who became Bishop of Ephesus. This could be a depiction of Saint Gaius or it could be a depiction of Saint John as an old man (which would be very unusual).