Illuminated Manuscript Leaf: Opening of Exodus c. 1250
$2,200 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books
“there arose a new king over Egypt, that knew not Joseph” LEAF FROM A 13TH CENTURY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OPENING OF THE BOOK OF EXODUS-FEATURING A HISTORIATED INITIAL. Illuminated manuscript leaf on vellum from a Bible in Latin Featuring Historiated Initial. Northern France, likely Paris, c. 1250. Double column, 45 lines, written in a fine Gothic script in dark brown ink. Running title EXO in alternating red and blue letters.
- Binding: Leather
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