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LOT 0345
Medieval Book of Malachi Manuscript Page from a Latin Bible
FRANCE, 13TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (1.07 grams, 14.7 x 10.5 cm).
Vellum leaf with dense bastarda script in two blocks to each page; decorated versals in red with blue detailing; historiated capital 'O' with robed figure bearing a scroll; text from the Book of Malachi. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0345
Medieval Book of Malachi Manuscript Page from a Latin Bible
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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