DPL Reed MMF42

Gospel Lectionary, Latin. Italy, late twelfth century

Part of a single leaf. 250 by 160mm. Single column, 22 lines, ruled in leadpoint, Gothic hand.

Text: Luke 8:4–15; heading for Sexagesima; and Luke 9:52–56.
Decoration: Large initial 'I' divided in red and blue with white tracery and pen flourishes.
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bulletin 11 (November 1982), no. 20.
References: Manion, Vines, de Hamel no. 104; Reed Early Bibles no. 22.
Shelfmark: RMM Fragment 42.

Description reproduced from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand Collections (London, 1989) by permission of the authors (Christopher de Hamel, Margaret Manion, and the family of Vera F. Vines).