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THBOtto Ege Illuminated Manuscript Leaf - ca. 14th c.
Lot 214
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Europe, Illuminated Manuscript leaf on vellum from a Book of Hours, Gothic to Early Renaissance, ca. 13th to 15th century CE. An illuminated manuscript page on vellum with imagery and calligraphic text on both sides of the page. One side features a wonderful image in a lunette presenting a ruler or bishop dressed in green and red vestments with an ermine collar, kneeling before a baptismal font, with hands clasped in prayer, and gazing up at God the Father as gold leaf rays emanate from His visage, surrounded by gold leaf, toward the open Gospel on the lectern before the kneeling pious leader. The scene is depicted with a valiant, early attempt at linear perspective. The text begins with a gorgeous illuminated letter "D" for Divine delineated in gold leaf, crimson, cornflower blue, black, and white, and the lunette is framed by an arched floral border - also featuring gold leaf as well as brilliant red and green hues. Size: 4.5" W x 6.5" H (11.4 cm x 16.5 cm); 13.25" W x 18.5" H (33.7 cm x 47 cm) including mat (which opens)
Surrounding the lunette iconography is a frame of floral tendrils. The verso presents more artistically delineated script with four illuminated capital letters delineated in gold leaf, crimson, cornflower blue, black, and white hues. To the right is a column of beautiful flowering vines.
Otto F. Ege (1888-1951) was a book seller and educator who is best known as a biblioclast who separated and removed pages from 50 medieval manuscripts and assigning them to 40 compilation boxes that are usually referred to as "Otto Ege Portfolios." Eige reasoned that by disbinding these volumes, more people would have an opportunity to experience and study these manuscripts. For many years, Ege worked at the Cleveland Institute of Art as chair of the education department, a professor of lettering, layout, and typography, and a dean. In addition, Ege worked at Case Western Reserve University's School of Library Science as a lecturer on "History of the Book" and an instructor of "History of Art of the Book." Most recently, Professor Peter Stoicheff (University of Saskatchewan) has been leading an effort to locate all Ege Portfolios in order to create an "Ege Medieval Manuscript Database" in hopes of providing digital access to the complete books.
Provenance: private Austin, Texas, USA collection; ex-Otto Ege collection, acquired in 1949
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#147167Slight toning and waviness to vellum. Slight nicks to peripheries. Illuminated imagery and calligraphic text are very strong. Set in a custom mat that opens; the page is secured with one piece of acid free tape, but it is removeable. "Otto Ege, 1949" handwritten in pencil on interior mat - below the piece. Inventory number written in pencil on opposite side of mat cover.Condition
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