Aurelius Augustinus In Evangelium Ioannis tractatus
Tractates on the Gospel of John
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Adelaide, State Library of South Australia, b3270589
Bookhands of the Middle Ages, Part II Bernard Quaritch Ltd Catalogue 1056 (London, 1985), 69, Figure no. 83 (Printed, Handwritten, or Typescript)
Remarks by the Editor
The description is from a catalogue held by the Frick Art Reference Library.
call number 083.8 Q27 1985
General Information
Title Tractatus in Iohannem, Homily XXII and beginning of XXIII, Tract. 76.3-77.4
Place of Origin Italy
Date of Origin first half of12th century
Persons Augustine, Bishop of Hippo and Saint
Script, Hands
Carolingian
General Remarks
A single complete leaf written in double columns in a large Carolingian script of 2 sizes, heading and opening in capitals, brown ink, 44 lines, ruled in blind, wide margins with prickings visible, LARGE INITIAL 'I' on the recto in the form of an elongated bird painted in yellow, blue and maroon, headline and homily incipit in red. 440x310 mm (312x210 mm)
Italy, 1st half of 12th century.
$1650
A fantastic zoomorphic initial on a handsome folio leaf from a de luxe Augustine Homilies. Another leaf decorated with a white-vine style initial was Quarity Catalogue 1036, no. 87. [*]
Original Condition
Page Height at least 440 mm
Page Width at least 310 mm
Height of Written Area at least 312 mm
Width of Written Area at least 210 mm
Number of Columns 2
Number of Lines at least 44
Ruling ruled in blind
Numbering
single leaf
Current Condition
Dimensions 440 x 310 mm