Bible, Paris
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Bible, Paris
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This 13th century leaf, from a Latin Bible produced in Paris, is roughly contemporary to the the PREVIOUS PAGE SAY THIS CORRECTLY --but was likely slightly more expensive, since it is bigger, and features historiated (initials with pictures in them that usually relate to the text) and illuminated (decorated with gold or silver leaf) initials. This leaf has pen flourishing on the recto and the verso has an illuminated initial in the first column and a historiated initial depicting King Solomon (NOT AT ALL CLEAR) in the letter "O" in the second column. The passage is primarily drawn from the Book of Wisdom with the historiated initial opening of the book of Ecclesiasticus.
