Lot 708
The Passion of Christ. Manuscript fragment from a missal. (Northern France, 14th century).
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
708
Category:
Manuscripts and autographs
The Passion of Christ. Manuscript fragment on parchment from a missal. (Northern France, 14th century). 6 leaves (numbered LXVI–LXXI). Two columns of 34 lines each, ruled. Text area approx. 24.5 x 16.6 cm (slightly reduced due to trimming). Gothic Textura in black ink. Rubricated throughout. With initials in blue and red. In a private linen binding. 38.5 x 22 cm.
(The pages have been trimmed along the outer edge with minimal loss of text. Slightly stained.)
The fragment contains a passage from the Passion narrative according to Matthew, beginning with Mt 26:55 (‘... vos sedeba[m] docens in te[m]plo’) and extending to Mt 27:22 (‘Pontifices aut[em] concitaveru[n]t turba[m], ut magis Barabba[m] dimitteret eis.’) Pylatus aut[em] iteru[m] respondens, ait illis: ‘Quid ergo vultis facia[m] regi Iudæorum?’ At illi iteru[m] clamaveru[n]t: ‘Crucifige eu[m]’”).
(The pages have been trimmed along the outer edge with minimal loss of text. Slightly stained.)
The fragment contains a passage from the Passion narrative according to Matthew, beginning with Mt 26:55 (‘... vos sedeba[m] docens in te[m]plo’) and extending to Mt 27:22 (‘Pontifices aut[em] concitaveru[n]t turba[m], ut magis Barabba[m] dimitteret eis.’) Pylatus aut[em] iteru[m] respondens, ait illis: ‘Quid ergo vultis facia[m] regi Iudæorum?’ At illi iteru[m] clamaveru[n]t: ‘Crucifige eu[m]’”).