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Jacobus de Voragine, Excerpts from the Golden Legend, and two other volumes, in Latin, decorated manuscripts on vellum [thirteenth to fourteenth century]
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Vellum and Paper
three volumes, comprising: (a) Jacobus de Voragine, excerpts from the Golden legend (14 lives of saints, from Thomas the Apostle to Moses the Black, d. c.405), on vellum, 40 leaves, wanting leaves at front and before fol.7, 178mm. by 125mm., double column, 32-38 lines, small initials and rubrics in red, initial on fol.38r touched in yellow, modern red leather over pasteboards with cloth slipcase, Bergendal MS.104, France, thirteenth century; (b) 4 leaves from a Breviary, 190mm. by 140mm., once forming the binding of item (a), now bound separately as Bergendal MS.24, limp modern red leather, France , thirteenth century; (c) 4 leaves from a Choirbook, 263mm. by 187mm., once forming the binding of Bergendal MS.68, now bound as MS.105, limp modern red leather, Italy, fourteenth century; all in good and presentable condition