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3 volumes of a 4-volume Bible produced in France (the third volume is not extant), containing several of the standard prefaces with certain exceptions. Twelve leaves from the New Testament volume were removed for their initials.
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Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [France?], [between 1260 and 1270].
- People
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- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Garrett MS. 27.
- Language
- Latin
- Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title from printed catalog.
- Two line drawings of unicorns? (vol. 2, vol. 444v).
- Collation: Parchment ; fol. ii (modern parchment) + 407 + ii (modern parchment), ii (modern parchment) + 444 + ii (modern parchment), ii (modern parchment) + 371 + ii (modern parchment) ; modern foliation in pencil.
- Layout: 22-23 lines per page in two columns ; ruled.
- Description: Chapter numbers and running titles in alternating blue and red
- Decoration: Northern French, possibly Picardy or Artois, ca. 1260s or 1270s. Contains historiated and pen-flourished initials throughout the three volumes and the Balliol coat of arms added to an initial in the preface to Joshua (vol. 1, fol. 326r).
- Origin: Probably produced in Northern France (Picardy or Artois) in the 13th century.
- Binding Note
- Later binding. England, late 19th century? Parchment over wooden boards (8 mm thick). Edges of textblock gauffered and gilt. Multi-colored endbands. 2 green silk bookmarks in each volume.
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