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21 - Two leaves from a University Bible (with parts of the Pauline Epistles and Acts of the Apostles), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [England (probably Oxford), thirteenth century], two single leaves, each with text in double columns of 49 lines of an excellent University script, spaces left for rubrics, capitals touched in red, 2-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork or in gold on blue and pink grounds, four larger initials in same colours, enclosing scrolling foliage with gold bezants, two large initials with animal-masks facing the viewer and biting the bodies of the initials, some darkening in places, and large sections cut away from the foot of both leaves (removing the lower borders, part of the lowermost section of an initial and 4 lines from the bottom of a leaf (these lines replaced by a modern hand imitating medieval script), overall in fair and presentable condition, 215 by 153 and 213 by 150mm.; framed together in a card mount
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Two leaves from a University Bible (with parts of the Pauline Epistles and Acts of the Apostles), in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [England (probably Oxford), thirteenth century], two single leaves, each with text in double columns of 49 lines of an excellent University script, spaces left for rubrics, capitals touched in red, 2-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork or in gold on blue and pink grounds, four larger initials in same colours, enclosing scrolling foliage with gold bezants, two large initials with animal-masks facing the viewer and biting the bodies of the initials, some darkening in places, and large sections cut away from the foot of both leaves (removing the lower borders, part of the lowermost section of an initial and 4 lines from the bottom of a leaf (these lines replaced by a modern hand imitating medieval script), overall in fair and presentable condition, 215 by 153 and 213 by 150mm.; framed together in a card mount *** Another leaf from the same parent manuscript was in the collection of the late Prof. Marvin Colker (1927-2020), sold in his posthumous sale at Christie’s, 12 December 2018, lot 3 (part).
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