Leaf from the St Albans Abbey Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [northern France (Paris), c. 1330] Single leaf, with double columns of 46 lines in a fine gothic bookhand (I Chronicles 14:6-17:13), capitals touched in yellow wash, versal numbers in alternate liquid gold and blue capitals with contrasting penwork, running titles in same, three 2-line initials in blue or faded pink, heightened with white penwork, enclosing coloured foliage and on burnished gold grounds, extensions into margin forming a text border of thin coloured and gold panels, these with sprays of foliage and single gold bezants, some spots and stains, else in good condition, 295 by 200mm. Acquired from a private American collector in 2009. From the same parent manuscript as the previous lot.
Leaf from the St Albans Abbey Bible, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment [northern France (Paris), c. 1330] Single leaf, with double columns of 46 lines in a fine gothic bookhand (I Chronicles 14:6-17:13), capitals touched in yellow wash, versal numbers in alternate liquid gold and blue capitals with contrasting penwork, running titles in same, three 2-line initials in blue or faded pink, heightened with white penwork, enclosing coloured foliage and on burnished gold grounds, extensions into margin forming a text border of thin coloured and gold panels, these with sprays of foliage and single gold bezants, some spots and stains, else in good condition, 295 by 200mm. Acquired from a private American collector in 2009. From the same parent manuscript as the previous lot.
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