"MASTERS GIVE UNTO SERVANTS THAT WHICH IS JUST AND EQUAL; KNOWING THAT YE ALSO HAVE A MASTER IN HEAVEN": HANDSOME LARGE 13TH-CENTURY ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A FRENCH BIBLE FEATURING TEXT FROM COLOSSIANS, WITH THREE DELIGHTFUL GROTESQUES

(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated leaf from a Medieval Bible. France, circa 1250. Single vellum leaf, measuring 8-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches, scribed in black and red inks, illuminated in red, blue and gold inks. Window matted and framed, entire piece measures 13 by 17-1/2 inches. $4800.

Lovely illuminated leaf from a 13th-century French Bible, scribed in 40 lines of fine Gothic Latin in two columns, with a six-line illuminated initial with page-length extenders that feature three delightful grotesques.

This leaf from a 13th-century French bible features text from the Epistle to the Colossians, with the end of Colossians 3 and all of Colossians 4. It is scribed in two columns of fine Gothic Latin script, each 40 lines long.

About-fine condition, beautifully matted and framed.