CENTRAL ITALIAN ILLUMINATOR
Cutting of a decorative initial 'Q' ('Quid mirum si aeterna…'), from the opening of Chapter 19 of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job. Ink and paint on vellum. Italy, early 12th century. Sam Fogg / Christie's New York, 30/06/2006, lot 11667 / lot 86 Catalogue Vol. I, 6a