Bible, New Testament. Single leaf from the gospel of St John, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a very small gothic bookhand, 35 lines, written in light brown ink, 1 line in red, some rubrication, some underlining in red, 2 2-line initials extending into a partial bar border incorporating foliate motiffs in gold, blue, green and red, 3 other 2-line initials, all initials in gold and blue, some slight surface wear to decoration, a few pin pricks, mounted, 135 x 85mm., [?Paris], [c. 1300].
Bible, New Testament. Single leaf from the gospel of St John, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, in a very small gothic bookhand, 35 lines, written in light brown ink, 1 line in red, some rubrication, some underlining in red, 2 2-line initials extending into a partial bar border incorporating foliate motiffs in gold, blue, green and red, 3 other 2-line initials, all initials in gold and blue, some slight surface wear to decoration, a few pin pricks, mounted, 135 x 85mm., [?Paris], [c. 1300].
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