Beschreibung:

Leaf from a Book of Hours with ladybirds and a dragonfly, illuminated manuscript on vellum [France (probably Paris, possibly Tours), c.1520-30] single leaf, 112mm. by 63mm., with a full border strewn with a realistic pea-plant sprout with two pods and a soft and finely executed flower, with three vivid red ladybirds, a blue dragonfly, an orange butterfly and a bluebottle, all on a liquid gold ground, another ladybird and green shoots within the 3-line blue initial (opening Compline for the Hours of the Virgin, 'Converte nos ...'), 21 lines of text with 16 other initials in black and liquid gold, line fillers of sprigs or cords with baguettes in liquid gold, text frame on verso in similar cord joined at base, small flake from one of pea-plant's leaves and small traces of glue at top of verso from previous mount, else excellent condition