Title: Leaf Fragment from a Latin Missal, Containing the Feast of St Achatius and the Virgil of St John, Germany, 14th Century. Manuscript on Parchment. Recovered from a Binding
Condition: Good
A 14th century leaf fragment from a manuscript Latin Missal, likely produced in Germany. The text contains the Feast of St Achatius and the Virgil of St John the Baptist, written in Latin.
The text is written in Latin, and is a Gothic script written in black ink, bearing several initials in red.
This fragment was once used as binder’s waste, used as a cover.
This manuscript fragment is written in a two-column, 15-line format
One manuscript on parchment, 16.5 x 21 cm
This manuscript is in good shape, with some rubbing and old staining to the parchment. There are some wormholes to the manuscript, with a few letters partially obscured.