Italian School 16th Century

Italian School 16th Century
A leaf from an antiphonal with Historiated initial 'V' enclosing a depiction of Jacob sending Joseph to find his brethren, with further depictions from the life of Jacob around the border
Illuminated manuscript on vellum
46.1 x 32.7cm; 18¼ x 12¾in

Provenance:
Sir Francis Cook, 1st Bt, 1st Viscount Monserrate (1817-1901), Doughty House, Richmond;
By descent to his son Wyndam Francis Cook (1860–1905);
By descent to Humphrey Wyndham Cook (1893-1978);
By whom sold Christie's, London, 10 July 1925, lot 495, where purchased by Alfred de Pass (1861-1952);
By whom gifted to the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro;
By whom sold Christie's, London, 30 November 1965, lot 173;
Property of a former museum keeper, collected between the 1930s and 1970s