MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BIBLE LEAF France, c.1260 - MARK 3-5 PARABLES

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MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BIBLE LEAF France, c.1260 - MARK 3-5 PARABLES:
$450.00

Original 13th Century Medieval Illuminated Bible Leaf, Northern France (probably Paris), c. 1260
Text from MARK 3:32-5:30 (PARABLES; CHRIST STILLS THE TEMPEST AT SEA; CASTS OUT DEVILS)!!
“…So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth…It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all seeds that are in the earth: And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs…”

IM-7331: A lovely original leaf from a medieval manuscript pocket Bible. Latin gothic micro-minuscule script, ruled in red and hand-written in brown ink in two columns of 43 lines, on animal vellum. Rubricated chapter numbers, TWO multi-lined illuminated Lombard style initials and elegant marginal penwork in red and blue. The calligraphy is excellent, and the vellum is of the finest quality, extremely thin and smooth. The gothic text is written in remarkably tiny and very well formed letters, so small that there are ten lines of text to the inch! This leaf measures 156 x 103 mm (6 ¼ x 4”).

This leaf contains text from Mark 3:32 – 5:30: (PARABLES; CHRIST STILLS THE TEMPEST AT SEA; CASTS OUT DEVILS) “Et sedebat…” (And the multitude sat about him…And he taught them many things in parables…So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth…It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all seeds that are in the earth: And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs…There arose a great storm of wind…Rising up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm. And he said to them: Why are you fearful? Have you not faith yet?…She said: If I shall touch but his garment, I shall be whole. And forthwith…she was healed of the evil…).

This leaf originates from Northern France (probably Paris), c. 1260. This is an original, not a reproduction, and its condition is nice as shown in the photos. This is an ORIGINAL, over 700 years old, not a reproduction. There are tiny pin-sized holes scattered over the surface of the vellum – in no way detracting from the beauty of this leaf – not unexpected, as this condition is consistent with the age and use of this leaf. The bible that contained this leaf was a very high-quality production, illuminated in Paris and similar to the accomplished work associated by Branner with the Dominican Painter (see Robert Branner, Manuscript Painting in Paris during the Reign of Saint Louis).

Provenance: parent book was a “portable” Bible of the Crusades period, used in study of theology or preaching of the Gospel. It was in England by 17th cent; ex coll. Lord Saltoun and later in the collection of Wm Foyle (1885-1963) at Beeligh Abbey.

This leaf comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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