Initial U, with Tobit blinded by a sparrow's droppings, beginning the Book of Tobit
Medieval Manuscripts Medieval Manuscript Fragments
Item Info
Item No: mcai430052
Title: Initial U, with Tobit blinded by a sparrow's droppings, beginning the Book of Tobit
Additional Title: Bible
Script:
Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: reverse
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Initial U, with Tobit blinded by a sparrow's droppings, beginning the Book of Tobit
Lewis E M 43:3-6 are sister leaves. It appears that each bifolium was removed from the same Bible to be re-used as a folder to hold legal documents. The upside-down inscriptions at the bottoms of this bifolium and its sister leaves, all dating to the sixteenth century, make reference to sales and acquisitions between various parties, indicating that these bifolia might have been recycled and used as folders for holding legal documents. The inscription on this folio makes reference to a transaction involving a Prospero Tedeschi and a Francisco Cittadino
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1623937
Country: Country:France
Region/County:Provence
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1299
Image Dimensions Width: 202 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 43:5
opening 
reverse 
reverse