Description: FRAMED MINIATURE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT LEAF
Leaf from a French Pocket Bible, Paris, circa 1250, ink and pigment on vellum, Latin gothic micro-miniscule script in two columns, having a single illuminated letter 'T' featuring two dragons, the word "SAPE" in color at top, trailing vines down the left side. In a water gilt molded stick frame, floated within a silk mat, glazed, OS: 13" x 10 1/2", SS: 4 7/8" x 3 1/8". Good condition. Not examined out of frame. The leaf appears to be tipped by the top center edge.