Pocket Bible

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Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University Library, BS399.L3 E33

General Information

Title Paris Manuscript Bible
Page/Folio Reference No. 3
Material vellum
Place of Origin Paris, France
Date of Origin circa 1310 A.D.
General Remarks

Latin Vulgate version written in Gothic script, seven lines to the inch, on fine vellum. The calligraphy and ornamentation on this page deserve close inspection. This form of writing is in marked contrast to the minute, much abbreviated and angular text of the preceeding century. A leaf book containing a title leaf and 38 individually matted original leaves excerpted from Bibles, with a printed explanatory caption on each.