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17 - Two leaves from legal manuscripts, in Latin, decorated manuscripts in vellum, [France and Italy, late thirteenth or early fourteenth century], two single leaves: (i) leaf from the Codex Iustinianus, book X, main text in double column of 57 lines, red rubrics, 2-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork (enclosing tiny human faces in initials in main text) or gold on blue and pink grounds with foliage sprigs curling into the margins, the main text enclosed within gloss filling all borders, trimmed at edges (with losses to edges of gloss), spots, stains and much scuffed on reverse and illegible there, one split repaired on reverse with paper, 300 by 182mm.; (ii) leaf from Justinian’s Digest, book XLVII, with main text in 47 lines, blue paraph marks, red rubrics, 2-line initials in blue with red penwork, 3-line initials in blue or dark pink on coloured and gold grounds, enclosed on all sides in gloss, trimmed at edges (with losses to edges of gloss there), folds, small spots and stains, discolouration heavier on reverse, 340 by 210mm.; both leaves mounted on card
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Two leaves from legal manuscripts, in Latin, decorated manuscripts in vellum, [France and Italy, late thirteenth or early fourteenth century], two single leaves: (i) leaf from the Codex Iustinianus, book X, main text in double column of 57 lines, red rubrics, 2-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork (enclosing tiny human faces in initials in main text) or gold on blue and pink grounds with foliage sprigs curling into the margins, the main text enclosed within gloss filling all borders, trimmed at edges (with losses to edges of gloss), spots, stains and much scuffed on reverse and illegible there, one split repaired on reverse with paper, 300 by 182mm.; (ii) leaf from Justinian’s Digest, book XLVII, with main text in 47 lines, blue paraph marks, red rubrics, 2-line initials in blue with red penwork, 3-line initials in blue or dark pink on coloured and gold grounds, enclosed on all sides in gloss, trimmed at edges (with losses to edges of gloss there), folds, small spots and stains, discolouration heavier on reverse, 340 by 210mm.; both leaves mounted on card
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