"I am the resurrection and the life": Leaf with Benedictus Canticle, France (mid-14th c.) Spooky With original red-brown cloth binding

With original red-brown cloth binding

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(120 x 160 mm) [78 unnumbered pages] of which 15 have illustrations or texts

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"I am the resurrection and the life": Leaf with Benedictus Canticle, France (mid-14th c.) Spooky With original red-brown cloth bindingLikely France, early to mid 14th century. (135 x 105 mm) Latin. 16 lines of well formed Gothic script with hairline extensions, bifurcation of ascenders. One 2 line illuminated initial with ivy vine decoration extending into the margin. Ruled lightly in pink. Twelve 1 line illuminated initials with blue and pink backgrounds. Text: Luke 1: 68 79, John 11: 25 This leaf comprises a complete prayer, the Benedictus Canticle, concluding in one of the most