(Q16985)
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28 November 2023
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Single leaf from a late 15th-century biblical commentary : in German].
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Branners Bibliofile Antikvariat
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc
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between 1480 and 1489
15. century
1480Gregorian
1489Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment, ill. ; 375 x 275 (240 x 153) mm
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Ms. leaf.
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Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
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Script: Written in a Gothic formata in black ink with red rubrics.
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Layout: 1 column, 31 lines. Vertical bounding lines only, in black ink and full-length.
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Decoration: In the outer margin of the recto, ink-and-wash portraits of the evangelist symbols for Mark (a lion), Luke (a bull) and John (an eagle), each approximately seven lines high.
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Binding: Housed in an oversize manila folder.
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Origin: Written in Germany in the 1480s, from the same manuscript as BPL MS q Med.179.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Acquired in 1957 from Branner's Antikvariat, Stockholm; dealer's notes in pencil on both sides.
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Call number: MS pb Med.187.
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Former call number: BPL MS 1613.
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4 December 2023
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