STONING OF ST. STEPHEN

Historiated initial "S" with small miniature of the Stoning of St. Stephen. Italy (Umbria), c.

*St. Stephen kneels in prayer and looks up towards God whose face appears in the sky while two men in blue tunics raise their hands ready to stone the saint; the initial painted in pink with a blue surround.*Size of cutting: 77 x 70mm. On verso, square musical notation on 4-line staves, 1280.

£1,800.00

An early Italian initial which appears to be the work of an Umbrian illuminator, which can be compared to initials in two other Umbrian manuscripts of the late 13th century: 1) A Franciscan Missal in the Pinacotheca Comunale in Deruta; 2) Codex 219C in the Biblioteca Comunale in Todi. Cut from an antiphonal, colours slightly faded, and some flaking of the gold haloes.

Stock No.
44324