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Lot 38
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,500 -
2,500
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$2,813
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Lot Description
[MANUSCRIPT LEAVES -- BIBLES]. A group of 3 manuscript leaves on vellum, matted together, comprising:
One leaf on vellum, in Latin. England, ca. 1250. 130 x 84 mm. Written in a Textura hand, double column, one 5-line illuminated initial, two 2-line illuminated initials, one 1-line illuminated initial, tracery in margins in gold, blue, and red, all heightened in gold.
One leaf on vellum, in Latin. France, ca. 1350. 153 x 105 mm sight. Written in a Batarde hand, single column, one 2-line illuminated initial, illuminated vine tracery in the margin, all heightened in gold. From a Book of Hours.
One leaf on vellum, in Latin. France, ca. 1250. 144 x 110 mm. In a Gothic hand, double column, three 2-line initials; one 4-line initial with tracery, initials alternate in red and blue.
Property from the Collection of LSC Communications, Inc.







