PBA Galleries

Illuminated leaf on vellum. 21x30 cm. (8¼x11¾"). Large initial letter in gilt, red and blue at start, the first verse in alternating lines of gilt and blue, the first word to each following verse in larger letters, alternating colors of blue and gilt, smaller initial letters throughout in red, green or blue, floral decorations along left edge with a squirrel at the bottom, other decorative pen flourishes in red and blue, title in gilt at top.

Gorgeous manuscript of St. Francis's Canticle of the Sun