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| 111. 'Vita Sancta Seraphiae' | |
| 'Vita Sanctae Seraphiae'
(chapter 1 to the beginning of chapter 3). England; c. 1200. MS fragment; vellum; 323 x 190 mm |
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[recto] A portion of the life of Seraphia, a Christian girl who was accused of witchcraft and ordered to be killed by a sword (feast day, September 3rd). Recovered from a binding. Written in early Gothic script in dark brown ink. Double columns of 38 lines. Two library shelf marks (X.2.59, W.157) in outer margin, apparently from the same library as item 110. Long initial ‘I’ in red and blue and 2 rubricated lines on the verso page. For the corresponding printed text, see Acta Sanctorum, vol.6, pp.500-503 (August). [ｮ verso]
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