Bible — 13th century, second half; French
MS. Lat. bib. e. 6
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bible — 13th century, second half; French
Shelfmark
MS. Lat. bib. e. 6
Place of origin
French
Date
13th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
15+3 leaves
Decoration
Blue and red initials with long marginal flourishes in red and blue.
Acquisition
Fol. 2(b) given by B.C. Barker-Benfield, 1977
Provenance
Charterhouse of Val de Bénédiction at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, 15th cent.
Folio Society, broken up in 1962
Bought, 1962
Fols. 2(a) and 2(c) bought at Sotheby's, 14 Dec. 1977 lot 8 (collection of B.C. Barker-Benfield)
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