Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Illuminated Parchment Leaf – Epistles of Paul
Opening: $200
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An illuminated parchment leaf from a manuscript of the Epistles of Paul, part of the New Testament. [Unknown place, the Middle Ages]. Latin.
Parchment; ink; painted and gilt.
The end of the Epistle to Titus and the beginning of the Epistle to Philemon. The Epistle to Philemon opens with a large initial P, illuminated and historiated.
The margins of the leaf are trimmed, affecting the text on both sides.
24.5X45 cm. Fair condition. Cuts along the leaf. Blemishes. Stains. The text is trimmed on both sides of the leaf. The leaf is framed and was unexamined out of frame.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
Parchment; ink; painted and gilt.
The end of the Epistle to Titus and the beginning of the Epistle to Philemon. The Epistle to Philemon opens with a large initial P, illuminated and historiated.
The margins of the leaf are trimmed, affecting the text on both sides.
24.5X45 cm. Fair condition. Cuts along the leaf. Blemishes. Stains. The text is trimmed on both sides of the leaf. The leaf is framed and was unexamined out of frame.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
Theology and Bibles, Philosophy, Travelogues, Maps and Prints
Theology and Bibles, Philosophy, Travelogues, Maps and Prints