Three leaves from legal manuscripts, in Latin, on vellum, [France

Three leaves from legal manuscripts, in Latin, on vellum, [France, thirteenth century], three leaves: (i) leaf from a copy of Justinian’s Digest, with text in double column of 52 lines, blue paraph marks, one-and 2-line initials in red and blue, spaces left for initials, gloss on four sides in the margin, 273 x 180mm.; (ii) leaf from a copy of Gratian’s Decretum, text in double column of 55 lines, red rubrics and one-line initials, 2-line initials in blue with red penwork, one 3-line initial in gold on blue and dark pink grounds with coloured leaves sprouting from their inner corners, gloss filling one column on each side, reverse with scuffs and sections torn away when leaf removed from later binding (hence mostly illegible there), 325 x 215mm.; (iii) leaf from another copy of Gratian’s Decretum, text in double columns of 47 lines, one-line initials in red, long and tall 2-line initials in blue or red with contrasting penwork, 3-line initial in blue and red panels with penwork in the same, text enclosed by gloss on all four sides, 280 x 190mm.; all recovered from later bindings and hence with trimmed edges, stains, spots and small holes, overall fair and presentable conditio

Estimate:£600

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