1000 years very rare medieval illuminated manuscript miniature vellum 10th
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1000 years very rare medieval illuminated manuscript miniature vellum 10th :
$4000.00
Excessively rareSacramentarymanuscript on a bright vellum, second half of the Xth century.
A sacramentary is a book used by the officiating priest where are contained the ceremonies of the liturgy, the Mass and the administration of the sacraments.
Size 30 x 22.5 cm, justification 16,2 X 22,5 cm, pagination on full page.
The text is written in brown ink, in early Carolingian small letter enlivened by a light right incline, arranged on 33 lines (the writing begins on the first line) on a bright vellum, large margins, regular ductus .
The decoration includes nine initials of paragraph, high capital letters of 2-3 lines drawn in oncial capitals with addition of colors: brown, ochre, orange.
In particular \"V\" in orange, with a dark ochre halving in the vertical line, the other crenelated line ending in a loop.The \"D\" written in the brown ink in tiny cursive script consists of curvilinear geometrical elements and upper serrated line . The opening of chapters is written in red oncial, the minor initials in orange.
Some corrections in the interlines spaces.Very very good state of preservation considering its age, rare ink burrs done by the scribe, abrasion which do not compromise the reading of the text nor the quality of the vellum .This leaf has been seen & estimated by Christies medieval western manuscripts departmentMore photos on request.The shipping cost is an estimated price depending your location.For outside Europe please ask for exact shipping quote
1000 years very rare medieval illuminated manuscript miniature vellum 10th :
$4000.00