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(Marbodus Redonensis). Liber lapidum. Latin manuscript...

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(Marbodus Redonensis). Liber lapidum. Latin manuscript on vellum, probably 15th century France. Blgr. approx. 12 x 8.3 cm. Text approx. 8.5 x 6 cm. With 59 two-line initials in red and blue. Initials in red and blue, with fleuronnée and rubricated. 3 nn. 49 hs. num. Late. Early manuscript of the most popular writing of the French theologian and poet Marbod of Rennes (c. 1035-1123, bishop of Rennes from 1096). Describes 60 gemstones with their properties and medicinal effects. - Tls. Margins dampstained, leaves wavy throughout, outer margins with pinholes. - Rare. D