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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]
ProvenancePrivate 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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The full inscription would likely have read 'IESVS NAZARENVS', beginning above the arms of Christ and continuing below the arms on the back plate, extending around the sides of the back plate.
