The First Letter of Peter:
13th Century Leaf from a Friar's Bible (c. 1275)

love one another deeply from the heart

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Intricately scribed leaf from a 13th century Friar's Bible.  48 lines of text per column.  Text written on fine vellum in dark brown ink in a remarkably small and fine script.  Recto contains very large and beautifully designed initial “P” in blue and red with elaborate red penwork infil in the body of the P.  2 additional large double line initials on recto in blue.  Verso contains 2 double line initials in alternating red and blue.   Beautifully written marginal designs in red and blue ink.  A remarkable leaf!  

Size: 161x110 mm (approx 6.4 x 4.5 inches)

Justification: 100 x 72 mm  

$725.                                                            #IMC5153

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