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Lot 424 1956-59: Book of Lindisfarne Codex Lindisfarnensis
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16 by 12 in.
Two Volumes. Imperial Folio. The Codex bound in full vellum, volume two in quarter vellum boards. The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, each preceded by prefaces and a list of feasts on which a lesson from that Gospel should be read. It is in the Vulgate text, with an Old English paraphrase, written in Irish character. This facsimile contains 28 plates in full colour and 490 in monochrome. Limited Edition of 650 copies of which this is 175. Volume two contains a detailed commentary and analysis of the book by various contributors.
Two Volumes. Imperial Folio. The Codex bound in full vellum, volume two in quarter vellum boards. The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, each preceded by prefaces and a list of feasts on which a lesson from that Gospel should be read. It is in the Vulgate text, with an Old English paraphrase, written in Irish character. This facsimile contains 28 plates in full colour and 490 in monochrome. Limited Edition of 650 copies of which this is 175. Volume two contains a detailed commentary and analysis of the book by various contributors.
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