Feast of St. John the Baptist (June 24), 1st Vespers-Matins, Lesson 2

BB_Llang_0043

Christie's, 24 Nov-03 Dec, 2015, Lot #27

London, UK

Feast of St. John the Baptist (June 24), 1st Vespers-Matins, Lesson 2

Incipit, recto: [...ex utero matris suae. Capitulum.]//Audite insul[a]e et attendite populi de longe...
Explicit, verso: Johanem Baptistam praecursorem domini. Qui viam [domino praeparavit in eremo...]

Catchword on verso: d[omi]no.

One leaf of a bifolium, conjoint with BB_Llang_0069);
parchment; 275 x 200 (170 x 130) mm

Script: Gothic textualis in two columns of 30 lines.

Decoration, recto: 1 five-line inhabited initial with St. John the Baptist, 1 four-line inhabited initial with Zachariah, two vertical bar extensions, one terminating in floral and foliate forms; verso: 1 eight-line inhabited initial with unknown saint, 1 two-line initial, one vertical bar extension and one outer border with florl and foliate forms.

Giorgio d'Alemagna (active 1441-1479) and others (Matteo de' Pasti)

Ferrara, Italy

Latin

1441-1448

Leonello d'Este (1407-1450), Marchese of Ferrara, patron; John Allan Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock (1837 – 1912), former owner; Sotheby's, 21 July 1994, Lot 62; Christie's, 24 Nov-03 Dec, 2015, Lot #27.

Text: Sanctorale