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Illuminated manuscript on vellum.
Italian ?, 1670. (MICROGRAPHIC ILLUMINATED MS) MICROGRAPHIC ILLUMINATED MS. 124 mm (across). Red, gold and blue ink on vellum. The text is Italian and Latin, and is written in a microscopic hand within one large central circle and 8 smaller surrounding it, as well as within concentric circles around both. Scalloped borders of gold surround ten of the circles. Mounted on paper. Small abrasion, and slight soiling, otherwise very good, the gilt quite bright; in custom red morocco-backed folder. ¶ Designed in the form of the Imperial diadem for presentation in 1670 to Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. An unusual, incredibly microscopic manuscript, beautifully designed, containing a variety of verse and prose matter in Latin and Italian, and includes a sonnet of Iacopone da Todi. The date appears in one of the small circles, but we cannot locate the scribe's name
Offered for US$ 7500.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 230748