Gospel of John 4-5 Bible leaf, 1310

Ege, Otto F.

1310
13th century
14th century

The initials on this Bible leaf seem to correspond to those of Paris circa 1270-1314.

Leaf from Otto Ege's Original Leaves from Famous Bibles, Nine Centuries containing the end of chapter 4 and beginning of chapter 5 of the Gospel of John.

Latin

Medieval Manuscripts

MSC0542

xfBS389.O75 1943

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Foliation: None.

Ruling: Ruling in graphite or light ink visible and extended into the margins on both sides. Some evidence of prickings in top margin.

Gothic bookhand.

Initials and Capitals: One detailed and intricate flourished initial "P" on verso. Blue with red and blue flourishes all the way up and down the left margin.

Page Titles: Page titles in alternating blue and red lettering with flourishes. Recto - HES. Verso - IO.

Rubrication: Rubricated chapter number V within the text. Red with faded blue flourishes.

Marginal Notation Notes: Two small pieces of white tape attached on the outside margin of the recto side in order to keep it in place within its folder.

Marginal Notation, Annotations: Some lines with three dots on top run alongside the text as reading aids, marking certain passages of the text.

Provenance: This folio figures in the collection of Original Leaves from Famous Bibles, Nine Centuries 1121-1935 AD, Collected and Annotated by Otto F. Ege.

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Scanned with Zeutschel OS12000 overhead scanner at 300 ppi, full color. Archival tiff available.

References: Christopher de Hamel, The Book: A History of the Bible (London: Phaidon, 2001). Patricia Stirneman, "Fils de la vièrge: L'initiale à filigranes parisiennes 1140-1314," Revue de l'art 90 (1990): 58-73.

2010-03-01

Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.

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