Leaf from a Portuguese manuscript

Leaf from a Portuguese manuscript

"From Los Virtuosos Varones, author unknown. A Portuguese manuscript on the nobility of the Portuguese aristocracy, circa 1450. An unusual work on fine paper with the distinctive barbed design of the initial letters that mark it with the Portuguese accent. The black having faded to a soft brown and the gold embellishing to yellow, this little book shows gentle usage through the thumb-print smudges on the corners. Tiny Portugal left its mark in history through trade and discovery, and one seldom finds works of this era." -Pages from the Past

Foliophiles

Circa 1450

Item in public domain

300 dpi JPEG, 185 mm x 136 mm

Spanish

Medieval manuscript leaf