Voragine (Jacobus de, Italian chronicler and Archbishop of Genoa, c. 1230-98) Single leaf from a copy of Legenda Aurea, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, double column, 30 lines, in a gothic bookhand, in brown ink, 1 initial in red, some marginalia, 15th century note in margin and another within centre column, trimmed at tail with loss of 1 line, remains of paper stub in 1 margin, 2 small tears (1 slightly affecting text and 1 corner partially torn away), slightly stained, browned, 190 x 150mm., [Germany], [c. 1390].

⁂ Text is from the reading on the Ascension of Christ. Marvin L. Colker, (1943-89), when purchased by Rosenthal, noted that the text here shows a debt to Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita, De Coelesti Hierachia.

Provenance:

(1). From the collection of Bernhard Bischoff (1906-91).

(2). Bernard Rosenthal, purchased after Bischoff's death.

(3). Quaritch.

(4). Schøyen collection, their MS. 1827.