Augustine, Commentary on Psalm 113, cutting from a Romanesque manuscript in Latin on parchment, with a large collection of fragments from other manuscripts on parchment [late eleventh or early twelfth century to eighteenth century] Collection of sixty-five fragments and cuttings: (i) Augustine’s commentary, rectangular cutting, with remains of double column, 10 lines in an accomplished script, recovered from a binding and hence with some folds, scuffs (predominantly to the reverse), and tiny holes, overall good to fair, 110 by 160 mm., Germany, late eleventh or early twelfth century; (ii) three small cuttings from a manuscript of the Gospel of Luke, up to 7 lines from a single column remaining, each approximately 70 by 45 mm., Italy, late twelfth century; (iii) two near-complete leaves from an early gradual without musical notation, both double column, 26 lines, large initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork, losses to one upright side through water damage, other scuffs and stains, each 300 by 190 mm., fourteenth century; plus 59 others predominantly from medieval books and two medieval documents, but including two strips in Hebrew from a Biblical text, many of these fragments only a few 10s of mm. in height and width, and all recovered from bindings
Augustine, Commentary on Psalm 113, cutting from a Romanesque manuscript in Latin on parchment, with a large collection of fragments from other manuscripts on parchment [late eleventh or early twelfth century to eighteenth century] Collection of sixty-five fragments and cuttings: (i) Augustine’s commentary, rectangular cutting, with remains of double column, 10 lines in an accomplished script, recovered from a binding and hence with some folds, scuffs (predominantly to the reverse), and tiny holes, overall good to fair, 110 by 160 mm., Germany, late eleventh or early twelfth century; (ii) three small cuttings from a manuscript of the Gospel of Luke, up to 7 lines from a single column remaining, each approximately 70 by 45 mm., Italy, late twelfth century; (iii) two near-complete leaves from an early gradual without musical notation, both double column, 26 lines, large initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork, losses to one upright side through water damage, other scuffs and stains, each 300 by 190 mm., fourteenth century; plus 59 others predominantly from medieval books and two medieval documents, but including two strips in Hebrew from a Biblical text, many of these fragments only a few 10s of mm. in height and width, and all recovered from bindings
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