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Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University Library, BS399.L3 E33
Otto F. Ege, Original Leaves from Famous Bibles, Nine Centuries 1121-1935 A.D., c1940, no. 3 (Printed, Handwritten, or Typescript)
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.