{"product_id":"illuminated-manuscript-on-vellum-the-making-of-viola","title":"[Illuminated Manuscript on Vellum] The Making of Viola","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Thompson, Francis.] \u003cem\u003eThe Making of Viola\u003c\/em\u003e. England, 1920s (very likely Leicester). Illuminated manuscript on vellum of Thompson’s lyric beginning “Spin, daughter Mary, spin…,” the text written in a formal Gothic hand in black ink with sectional headings in burnished gold. Opening leaf with a stunning large illuminated initial S in red and burnished gold with lattice diapering and white heightening; small roundel in raised gold at the end of the text showing a child’s profile within a red rayed nimbus. Contemporary full vellum wraps, upper cover titled in a neat hand “The Making of Viola”.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e4pp (two vellum leaves).\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eVellum leaves loose in wraps, mottling and handling to vellum wraps, scattered foxing and some offsetting to the text leaves, along with some small marks.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eMeasures approx. 16\" x 9.5\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchased together with the companion illuminated manuscript of \u003cem\u003e1 John 4:7–21\u003c\/em\u003e made for Dr. Gertrude E. Austin of Leicester and dated June 1923; the lettered vellum bindings, palette, raised gilding, and hand align, suggesting execution by the same calligrapher or workshop. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Under the Hill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45219604234436,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0461\/8328\/4899\/files\/DSC_0797.jpg?v=1770610778","url":"https:\/\/www.underthehillbooks.com\/products\/illuminated-manuscript-on-vellum-the-making-of-viola","provider":"Under the Hill Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}