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MS.F.4.21(3)

MS.F.4.21(3) Bible (fragment). Northern France or England? 2nd half of 13th century.

Detail of LUL MS.F.4.21(3) FragmentPhysical description: Part of single parchment leaf. 210 mm x 80 mm.

Contents: Book of Tobit, end of chapter 14, and Prologue to the Book of Judith.

Decoration: decorative column heading in red and blue, with numbering in red, blue and gold.2-line initial in silver, decorated with blue, pink and gold, with perched bird (eagle?). Large initial in blue, with red, pink and gold, and animal heads. Rubrication.

Provenance: Marginal staining suggests the leaf has been used as a pastedown in the binding of a book.

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