Five leaves from a Bible with prologues, in Latin [England or France, c.1250-75]

5 leaves, 245×170mm, vellum, an incomplete quire, ONE 12-LINE ILLUMINATED INITIAL WITH FOLIATE SPIRALS TERMINATING IN HUMAN HEADS, 2 columns, 58 lines, written below top line, 165×95mm, comprising parts of Judges 19-20, Ruth 2 and the prologue (Stegmüller no.323) to I Samuel, and I Samuel 6-14, somewhat rubbed and with a hole in the lower margin, manicula in red ink and other marginalia, red leather binding

(1) Bought from Erik von Scherling, Rotulus, VI (1952), no.2393; 94 guilders was equal to [$]24.91 (pencil note inside upper cover). (2) Acquired by John F. Fleming at a Grolier's club dinner event in Manhattan; gifted in 1985 to (3) Robert and Joan Cremin.