One leaf from a Missal printed on parchment in Strasbourg in 1499, with the “Vernicle” or face of Christ from Veronica’s veil painted in the lower margin. Within a frame parted pink and green, supported by two floral sprays in green, pink, and gold, the bearded face of Christ with crown of thorns on a stippled gold ground. Contemporary German work, illustrative of the early printed book as a significant repository of late medieval painting.

R. H. & M.A. Rouse Illum. 12