Adam Petri, Legenda Aurea by Jacques de Voragine Incunabula or post-incunabula leaf from Jacques de Voragine's Legenda Aurea (late Middle Dutch edition). Hand-painted initial letter. Text in Gothic, with coloured illustration depicting a martyrdom scene or legend of a saint, including Saint Sylvester. 25 x 15 cm. On the back: Letter from the Cologne library confirming the authenticity of the piece as coming from an edition of the Legenda Aurea published in 1510 in Basel by Adam Petri.