This leaf from Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job was transcribed by hand in the second half of the Twelfth Century. The leaf contains the conclusion of the eighth book of Moralia and the beginning of the ninth book, which is highlighted by the large illuminated "P". Each chapter of Book 9 is demarcated by a small initial colored in red, green or blue.
Date:
13th Century
Subject:
Bible. -- O.T. -- Job Commentaries -- Early works to 1800, Christian ethics -- Catholic authors -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Initials (layout features)