Biblical Leaves

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1461 Leaf from a Lectern Bible, manuscript on vellum.
France, Paris, ca. 1260.

Latin text in the St. Jerome translation and in a good quality gothic hand, 50 lines, ruled in lead point. Rubrics in red, text capitals touched in red. Two-line chapter initial in red with contrasting ‘J’ decorative flourishing extending the height of the page. Text is II Maccabees 11:13 through 12:44.

Size: 11 3/8 x 7 ˝ in. (Matted 16 x 12 in.)
$475

M11 Leaf from the St. Alban’s Abbey Bible, manuscript on vellum.
France, Paris, late 13^th century.

Latin text in a gothic liturgical hand with chapter heading in blue and gold with red and blue penscroll tracery. Each of the columns is accompanied by a full-length bar border sprouting ivy tendrils. Two-line versal initials in blue on a ground of gold open chapters 2 and 3 of the gospel of Mark. From a Bible once owned by St. Alban’s, England's greatest royal abbey of the Middle Ages. Slight soiling.

Size: 11 ˝ x 7 ž in. (Matted 16 x 12 in.)
$2,000