Medieval Large Illuminated Manuscript Bible Leaf, France c.1247

Original 13th Century Medieval Illuminated Bible Leaf, France, c. 1247 Johannes Grusch Workshop

Item: Medieval Illuminated Bible Leaf

Content: This leaf contains Psalm 73 (King James 74) 21-23: “Ne avertatur...” (Let not the humble be turned away with confusion...); Psalms 74 – 76 (King James 75 - 77): complete: “Confitebimur…” (We will praise thee, O God: we will praise, and we will call upon thy name…); “Notus...” (In Judea God is known...); “Voce mea...” (I cried to the Lord with my voice: to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me...); and Psalm 77 (KJ 78) 1-47: “Attendite…” (Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth…).

Age: 13^th century

Origin: France

Dimensions: 290 x 190 mm

Language: Latin

Calligraphy: Gothic script

Material: Vellum

Design: The book from which this leaf came was scribed and illuminated in Paris, France, c. 1247 AD. The large size of the page is unusual in 13th century Bible production! Written in Latin in Gothic script on animal vellum on both sides of the leaf. Four two-line illuminated initials alternating in red with delicate blue pen-work, and blue with delicate red pen-work – extending into the margins and continuing the length of the leaf in red and blue; numerous one-line illuminated initials alternating in red and blue. The calligraphy is excellent, and the vellum is of the finest style, extremely thin and very white.