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149033296Northern Italy ca. 1490. Folio. 1 f. 56 x 42 cm; 22" x 16". <br><br>From a large magnificent Benedictine Psalter this is the start of Psalm 1 "Beatus vir . . ." "Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly nor stood in the way of sinners nor sat in the chair of pestilence But his will is in the law of the Lord and on his law he shall meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters which shall bring forth its fruit in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper. . . . ".<br>Â Â Â Â The text appears here in sepia ink in a large Renaissance rotunda hand set forth to the point of our bracket above illuminated and featuring a large miniature of King David filling the center of a large initial B. Along the bottom margin in three medallions are Saints Mark Benedict center bottom and Laurence; the right margin has two additional medallion portraits of unidentified female figures. The margins are garnished with gilt and bright-colored flowers among which hides the small image of a deer; "As a deer pants for flowing streams so pants my soul for you O God" Matted and under glass in an elegant 20th-century gilt frame ready for hanging. We have not opened this to discover whether Psalm 1 continues or Job concludes on the other side of the leaf but the suspicion must be given the beauty and quality of the side showing that this is a leaf that would benefit from double-glazing showcasing both sides. unknown books
147512525Lombardy 1475. <p> This fragment includes part of the Office liturgy to be recited on the feast of the Dedication of a Church. The first three lines of the recto are the ending of the biblical reading or chapter for Sext Apocalypse 21: 3 followed by the chapter for None 1 Corinthians 3: 11. The long rubric instructs to read the same Common of Saints chapter at Prime Vespers Lauds and Terce of all the Saints' feasts that are not assigned specific biblical readings. The illuminated S on the verso marks the beginning of the Office of St. Stephen and its associated chapters: Acts 6: 8 for Lauds Terce and Vespers Acts 7: 55 for Sext and Acts 7: 60 for None. At the end of the page are the first two words of the rubric for St. John the Baptist.<br /> THE INITIAL'S DECORATION AND COLOR SCHEME UNMISTAKABLY NORTHERN ITALIAN APPEAR TO FOLLOW THE STYLE OF BELBELLO DA PAVIA fl. 1420-70 especially his choir books for San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice one of which is at the Met Cloisters object no. 60.165. In very good condition.<br /> ¶See Palladino's Treasures of a Lost Art. Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance 114-7.</p> unknown
