TEXT IN LATIN.

PART OF A MEDIEVAL VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A NOTED MISSAL, RECOVERED FROM A BINDING.

(Germany: 14th century). 132 x 164 mm. (5 1/4 x 6 3/8"). Double column, 12 extant lines in a gothic book hand.

Rubrics and four-line staves in red, capitals touched in red, four large initials in red or blue. Spine with two old paper labels, one with ink titling. Vellum a bit soiled, a couple small holes, ink a little faded on verso, paper remnants on verso obscuring a few lines, but still a good specimen demonstrating use and reuse of Medieval manuscripts.

From a noted Missal that had outlived its use, this manuscript leaf was later repurposed as a cover for a 17th century printed book. The spine label indicates it was a copy of Jacob Bidermann's "Herodiados libri tres," a lengthy Latin poem relating the story of John the Baptist and Herod, first published in 1622. (ST19350-049)

Price: $475.00