c1240 MANUSCRIPT Medieval MINIATURE Vellum ILLUMINATED Dragon LATIN Holy Bible


c1240 MANUSCRIPT Medieval MINIATURE Vellum ILLUMINATED Dragon LATIN Holy Bible

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c1240 MANUSCRIPT Medieval MINIATURE Vellum ILLUMINATED Dragon LATIN Holy Bible:
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YOU ARE offerDING ON A 700+ YEAR OLD ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM THE HOLY BIBLE, FEATURING TWO MINIATURE INITIALS
CIRCA 1240
This is a unique thin, virgin vellum leaf with 2 large and quite beautiful illuminated dragon miniatures, combined w/ additional initials striking trails of penned linework.Probably produced in France, probably Paris, in themid-thirteenth century, circa 1240 or so.

The text begins in thePrologue to the Book of Aggaeus (Haggai), continues with the whole of the Bookof Aggaeus and ends in the Prologue to the Book of Zacharia.

Printed on the thinnest virgin gossamer vellum, the piece remains in good shape, with some edgewear, a few stains, chips and some minor edge tears, but for age- well maintained. One side has some slight rubbing as well, as shown. Features two zoomorphic and illuminated initial ”I’s”, one of 30 lines and one of 23 lines equivalent, bothwith extensions top and bottom. Bothinitials include dragons, are blue and pink with white tracery, have burnishedgold embellishments and are all outlined in black. Additionally, there are two large painted initial “I’s”, one in red with blue penwork extensions the height of the page andone in red with blue penwork extensions the height of the page, along with a multiplicity of small initials touched with red. Text complexly arranged and created with the utmost in precision, a great relic of the care and time taken to make this page. Red rubricated. Pics taken with and without flash to show details; page is not yellowed. As shown. 6\" x

Over 700 years Old, this is a truly rare and worthy of a museum.
EXTREMELY RARE !!!

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c1240 MANUSCRIPT Medieval MINIATURE Vellum ILLUMINATED Dragon LATIN Holy Bible:
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