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LOT 0344
Medieval Life of St Ambrose Manuscript Excerpt
TUSCANY, 12TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (3.7 grams, 22 x 13.3 cm).
Rectangular vellum panel with a uncial script text; foliated initial 'o' ( in ortarius venertabilis patrius); probably Tuscan work; text from Paulinus of Milan's Vita Sancti Ambrosii (Life of St Ambrose). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12501-230732.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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