Leaf from a colossal Atlantic Bible, with Colossians and Thessalonians, in Latin, from a decorated manuscript on vellum [Italy (perhaps central Italy), late eleventh century or very early twelfth century] single vast leaf, 560mm. by 325mm., double column, 60 lines in two sizes of an elegant early gothic bookhand with a strong st-ligature, a squat ‘et’ abbreviation with a tail that often rises straight up and without biting curves, written space 430mm. by 285mm., explicits in ornamental capitals, incipits in same in red (some twice the height of normal letters), versal numbers and running titles in red, 22 initials in red, one very large initial ‘P’ (250mm. high) opening Thessalonians, "Paulus et Silvanus et Timotheus …" in panels of coloured interlace and scalloping leaves enclosing an elaborate spray of white-vine ornament, all on blue, red and green grounds heightened in places with white penwork, recovered from a binding with folds, scuffs, small holes and later scribbles in places, slight damage to upper part of initial, but overall in presentable condition
Leaf from a colossal Atlantic Bible, with Colossians and Thessalonians, in Latin, from a decorated manuscript on vellum [Italy (perhaps central Italy), late eleventh century or very early twelfth century] single vast leaf, 560mm. by 325mm., double column, 60 lines in two sizes of an elegant early gothic bookhand with a strong st-ligature, a squat ‘et’ abbreviation with a tail that often rises straight up and without biting curves, written space 430mm. by 285mm., explicits in ornamental capitals, incipits in same in red (some twice the height of normal letters), versal numbers and running titles in red, 22 initials in red, one very large initial ‘P’ (250mm. high) opening Thessalonians, "Paulus et Silvanus et Timotheus …" in panels of coloured interlace and scalloping leaves enclosing an elaborate spray of white-vine ornament, all on blue, red and green grounds heightened in places with white penwork, recovered from a binding with folds, scuffs, small holes and later scribbles in places, slight damage to upper part of initial, but overall in presentable condition
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