DPL Reed MMF7

Bible, Latin. Italy, ca. 1300

Single leaf. 170 by 125mm. Double column, 53 lines, ruled in leadpoint, written space 112 by 77mm; gothic hand.

Text: I Samuel 13:16–15:11.
Decoration: Initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork.
Provenance: From a Bible once owned by Otto Ege (1888–1951). Purchased from W. A. Stewart, Morrinsville, Pennsylvania, in June 1952.
References: Manion, Vines, de Hamel no. 70; Reed Early Bibles no. 15.
Shelfmark: RMM Fragment 7.

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