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LOT 0347

Medieval First Epistle of St. John Manuscript from a Latin Bible

FRANCE, 1240-1250 A.D.

7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (1.8 grams, 19 x 14 cm).

Vellum leaf with dense bastarda script in two blocks to each page; decorated versals in red and blue; historiated capital 'Q' with liquid gold frame and seated figure reading from a book; text from the First Epistle of St. John. [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 0347

Medieval First Epistle of St. John Manuscript from a Latin Bible

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040

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