Title: The Codex Benedictus: An Eleventh Century Lectionary from Monte Cassino Author: Benedict, Saint Place: New York Publisher: Johnson Reprint Corp./ Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Date: [1982] Description: 2 volumes, incl. a facsimile of the original, and a separate introductory text volume. The facsimile with reproduced calligraphy and illuminations throughout. Both are approx. 15x10, facsimile is bound in half brown morocco & wooden boards, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands; text is quarter morocco & linen; slipcase. Superbly produced facsimile of the massive codex in the Vatican library, created at the monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy about 1070. This lectionary contains scriptural references and passages and stories about three saints of the abbey: Benedict; his twin sister, Scholastica; and Maur, Benedict's first disciple. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine condition. Item number: 167597
Title: The Codex Benedictus: An Eleventh Century Lectionary from Monte Cassino Author: Benedict, Saint Place: New York Publisher: Johnson Reprint Corp./ Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Date: [1982] Description: 2 volumes, incl. a facsimile of the original, and a separate introductory text volume. The facsimile with reproduced calligraphy and illuminations throughout. Both are approx. 15x10, facsimile is bound in half brown morocco & wooden boards, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands; text is quarter morocco & linen; slipcase. Superbly produced facsimile of the massive codex in the Vatican library, created at the monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy about 1070. This lectionary contains scriptural references and passages and stories about three saints of the abbey: Benedict; his twin sister, Scholastica; and Maur, Benedict's first disciple. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine condition. Item number: 167597
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