Original leaf from a medieval manuscript folio Bible with illuminations from an artist identified by Robert Branner (Manuscript painting in Paris During the Reign of Saint Louis) as a member of the ''Main-line of the Sainte-Chapelle Group.
Latin gothic script, hand-written in brown ink, on animal vellum. (290 x 193 mm - 11.6 x 7.7"). Rubricated chapter numbers, initials and marginalia in red and blue. 50 lines of text in double columns.
France: Paris, c. 1247.
Formerly owned by the Royal Abbey of St. Genevieve in Paris. The large size of the page is unusual in 13th century Bible production!
One eight-line illuminated initial "A"– in blue with white tracery and an interior painting in colors of red, orange, blue, gray and gold, depicting three men seated (possibly Abraham, David & Enos). The initial sits on a red ground with white tracery and extends the length of the margin in blue, gold, orange, pink and white.
A dragon-like creature stretches up the length of the page – placing the bar for the initial from his mouth to the correct position Two two-line initials alternating in red with blue pen-work, & blue with red pen-work, extending into the margin. The large initial has suffered some wear and staining, but the leaf is nonetheless an impressive example of Medieval art and craftmanship - in a rare large size.
This leaf contains text from I Paralipomenon (I Chronicles) 1:1 – 3:4 (Genealogy of the Patriarchs): “Adam, Seth, Enos…”
Presented in an archival 16x12'' mat.
