(Q1191)
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Unknown. Purchased by Karen Gould (1946-2012) from Pageant Book and Print Shop, New York. Gift of Lewis Gould to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 2012 in his wife's memory.
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1497, April 26; s. XV(ex); 1450-1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Other decoration, One incunable leaf: Recto 8-line hand-painted red F painted over printed guide letter. Verso 3-line hand-painted red I painted over printed guide letter.
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Layout, One incunable leaf: Text block 221 x 140 mm. 2 columns of 54 lines, printed marginal letter keys and biblical citations, running headlines.
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Watermarks, One incunable leaf: Watermark: none.
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Manuscript note: Biblia Veteris et Novi Testamenti, ISTC Number: ib00600000, http://istc.bl.uk/search/record.html?istc=ib00600000.
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One incunable leaf: This folio presents the conclusion of I Maccabees (16:19-24) and the first two chapters of II Maccabees (2:33). II Maccabees was particularly important in Christian thought for it contains scripture's most explicit mention of creation ex nihilo and the earliest scriptural support for the practice of prayers for the dead.
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Incipit, One incunable leaf: L.S. Prodidit symon dona templi dei.
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Explicit, One incunable leaf: -os in gazaram tollere iohannem: et tribunis.
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We are grateful to Brother Thomas Sullivan, O.S.B., for providing the identification of the text, and to Patricia Deery Kurtz and Linda Ehrsam Voigts for the physical description.
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22 June 2023
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22 June 2023
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