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1400s BIBLE Medieval Manuscript Nigra Sum Song Songs
1400s BIBLE Medieval Manuscript Nigra Sum Song Songs
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1400s BIBLE Medieval Manuscript Nigra Sum Song Songs I am Black I am Beautiful



An extremely rare and stunningly beautiful 15th-century handwritten manuscript leaf!



This leaf includes Latin text, taken from the Hebrew Old Testament Bible, book of Song of Songs, chapter 1. This sheet includes the famous ‘Nigra sum’ text, a text that has become the inspiration for many musical works.



Portions of text from this leaf:

“Nigra sum sed Formosa, filiae Jerusalem. Ideo dilexit me Rex and introduxit me in cubiculum suum.”



“I am black, and I am beautiful, daughters of Jerusalem. Therefore, the king loved me and brought me to his chambers.”



Item number: #12929

Price: $499



Holy Bible, manuscript



Song of Songs, chapter 1:4-5



15th-century



Details:

Single manuscript leaf

Language: Latin

Size: ~5in X 3.25in (12.5cm x 8cm)



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