Manuscript Leaf from The First Book of Machabees.
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[Bible] Manuscript Leaf from The First Book of Machabees, in Latin, on vellum. Paris, c.1250-75. 5 5/8 x 3 7/8”, 50 lines of double-column text in miniscule Gothic script. Book heading, chapter number, and versal initials in alternating blue and red with contrasting penwork. From Chapters 13-14, Judah flourished under Simon: “every man tilled his land with peace; and the land of Judah yielded her increase, and the trees of the fields their fruit”.
Condition Framed under glass, fine condition, leaf tipped to mat at top edge.
Condition Framed under glass, fine condition, leaf tipped to mat at top edge.
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Manuscript Leaf from The First Book of Machabees.
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