Before the King James Bible: Manuscripts

Bible Leaf. Vulgate Bible.
France. Circa 1150.
10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. Vellum, written in well executed transitional 12th century Gothic book hand, double columns, 48 lines. Illuminated capitals. The wide margins contain signe-de-renvoi (graphic symbols marking a cross-reference) and retain the pin pricks used as a guide for ruling.
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Leaf, front. 1150. Manuscripts were copied from St. Jerome's Latin translation, the Vulgate Bible.

Leaf, back. 1150.

Bible Leaf. Zacharias.
Book of Zacariah.
Paris, France. 1310.
7 1/4 x 5 inches.
Vellum, written in brown ink, double columns, 32 lines to the page. Historiated initial (decorated with designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose) contains a well executed Biblical character against a gold background. Margin decoration, ivy vine.
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Leaf, front. Circa 1300. Book of Zacariah.

Leaf, back. Circa 1300. Book of Zacariah.