Leaf from a copy of a Homiliary with a text ascribed to Bede in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment. [probably England,

Bede

Published by England, 1450

About this Item

Two wide strips, each with approximately a column of text from the full height of a single leaf (and thus reuniting to reform that leaf) each column with 28 lines in a late gothic bookhand made with a wide nibbed pen and using w in spelling evangelist and similar, these containing parts of Bede s Homily I.2, red rubrics, (one rubric Bed suggesting his works were not the only ones in the parent manuscript) initials in red leafy fronds enclosed within soft green or turquoise-blue outlines, recovered from a binding and hence with scuffs, holes and concomitant damage, overall fair and presentable, together 206mm x 164mm. Seller Inventory # ABE-1685377330332

Bibliographic Details

Title: Leaf from a copy of a Homiliary with a text ...

Publisher: England

Publication Date: 1450

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition