Two small cuttings from a Sacramentary, in Latin, decorated manuscript

Two small cuttings from a Sacramentary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, [Italy, c. 1200], two rectangular cuttings, both recovered from later reuse in a book binding, and with a single column of 6 and 7 remaining lines of a fine and professional early gothic bookhand, red rubrics and simple initials (one on verso containing a single scrolling foliage leaf), scuffs, spots, worm holes and stained areas, scrubbed illegible on reverses, overall fair condition, 90 x 175 and 105 x 165mm.

Estimate:£300

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