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Group of two French manuscript pages from a Latin...

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Group of two French manuscript pages from a Latin bible, ca. 1290-1300. Possibly written in a French Carthusian Monastery. One leaf with a historiated initial depicting a king and knight; part of Proverbs 1, 2, and part of 3. The other leaf is part of Mark 10-13. Marginalia writing visible on both sheets. Provenance: by repute, Monastry at Velleneuve-les-Avignon; Private Minnesota Collection. (Historiated Letter) Sight; height: 8 1/4 in x width: 4 3/4 in. Framed; height: 12 1/2 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 1/2 in. (Script) Sight; height: 8 in x width: 4 1/4 in. Framed; height: 12 1/2 in x width: 8 in x depth: 1/2 in.