Huge Manuscript Lectern Bible leaf, c.1300: A magnificent leaf including passages from the Book of Exodus
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Recto: 50 lines of Latin text written in two columns in a gothic bookhand on high quality vellum. Ruled in red, some versal initials touched in yellow. Two fine illuminated three-line initials in blue, black, salmon and white, detailed with burnished gold begin Chapters 23 and 24. Chapter numbers and heading EXO (half the running title EXODUS) in blue and red. A bar border of blue, black, salmon and white runs the length of each column of text. Radiating into the margins are decorations of ivy leaves in blue and red finished with burnished gold. The bar border of the right column terminates with a dragon's head. Scholars' notes in gothic bookhands in the right margin.
Verso: As Recto, with one illuminated initial, one chapter number, one bar border and an extremely delicate pen decoration touched with salmon in the centre space.
Source: Paris, France
Date: c. 1300-1325
Content: The leaf is from the Old Testament Book of Exodus. Accompanying notes contain selections of the content which includes Moses on Mount Sinai, the Ten Commandments, the design of the Ark of the Covenant, the design of menora and "divers laws and ordinances" including warnings against usury and bribery.
Condition: This superb leaf is in very good/fine condition. There is very minor age-related browning at the edges and a repaired tear on the binding edge of Recto which is masked off by the mat. Verso has a slight stain in the left column of text, but not obscuring it in any way. The vellum of this 700 year old leaf is in particularly fine condition. Unconditionally guaranteed genuine.
Size: Size of leaf: approx. 405x270 mm. Text and illuminated area : approx. 345x215 mm. Mat size: approx. 590x445 mm. Presented in a museum quality mat, ready to frame. .
References:Two very similar, but not as splendid, leaves can be seen at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36735978@N05/4382389030/in/set-72157621873641566
http://www.mg-school.com/html/mg-school/MG collection/pages/03. leaf from .html
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Huge Manuscript Lectern Bible leaf, c.1300
- Author
- BIBLE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1300
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- bible,vulgate,manuscript,leaf,initial,latin,exodus,testament,latin,gothic,text,vellum,script,illumination,dragon,decoration,penwork,ivy,Moses,Ark,Sinai,Commandments,
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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