Leaf from a Pocket Bible

ca. 1250

8.3 cm 12.5 cm

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A leaf from a type of book produced in vast numbers in the thirteenth century, often in Paris. These books were used by preachers who needed to travel with a complete Vulgate bible. After the Book of Hours, these were the most commonly produced books in the Middle Ages.

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Purchased by Joaneath Spicer, Baltimore, before 1990 [in Canada]; given to Lilian M. C. ""Pooh"" Randall, 1997; given to Walters Art Museum, 2012.
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en
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2
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माध्यम
ink on calfskin parchment
विधा
folios (leaves)

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