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.
View rectoThis 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.
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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
Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu