Germany - Very Early Vellum Manuscript Leaf In Latin From A Book Of Devotions About 1250 AD The manuscript was written on very thin vellum in black ink and very finely scripted. Early Gothic font in two columns front and back side and each 45 lines. With two spring plant initials in red and blue and decorative vines and spring work. Size 4” × 5¾” (100mm × 145mm).