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Lectern Bible leaf, Germany or Bohemia, circa 1450

 Item — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

Lectern Bible leaf. Text: Ezekiel 18:7 – 20:7, in Latin (late Gothic script) on parchment. Double columns of 45 lines. Large initials at the start of each chapter alternate red and blue, with penwork in the contrasting color.

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This manuscript is part of an unbound folio titled Original Leaves From Famous Bibles: Nine Centuries 1121-1935 A.D.: collected and assembled by Otto F. Ege (Location: Curio Flat File 220.5 O69). Gift of Ross W. Sloniker, 1971. Digitization funded by CLIR through the Peripheral Manuscripts project, 2022-23.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1450

Conditions Governing Access

All resources may be accessed in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Extent

1 item ; 440 x 293 mm

Language of Materials

Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

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