Initial U, beginning Jerome's Prologue to I-IV Kings.

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Initial U, beginning Jerome's Prologue to I-IV Kings.

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Item No: mcai430042
Title: Initial U, beginning Jerome's Prologue to I-IV Kings.
Additional Title: Bible
Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Lewis E M E M 43:3-6 are sister leaves.  It appears that each bifolium was removed from the same Bible to be re-used as a folder to hold legal documents. The upside-down inscriptions at the bottoms of this bifolium and its sister leaves, all dating to the sixteenth century, make reference to sales and acquisitions between various parties, indicating that these bifolia might have been recycled and used as folders for holding legal documents.  The inscription on this folio makes reference to a transaction between a D. Tragaliolo and another party named Cordano.

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Roger S. Wieck in dating and localizing these leaves.


Sirsi Catalog Key: 1623936
Country: Country:France
Region/County:Provence

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1299
Image Dimensions Width: 203 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 43:4

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