Bible (transitional) (DS11493) (Q49844)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Ohio State University (Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.74, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.74)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Bible (transitional) (DS11493) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Ohio State University (Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.74, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.74) |
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Henry Huth (1815-1878)
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Alfred Henry Huth (1850-1910)
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C. H. St. John Hornby (1867-1946)
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Sir Sydney Cockerell (1867-1962)
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Arthur Haddaway (1901-1981)
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Heinrich Eisinger
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Harry Levinson
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Michael Greenberg
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ca. 1200-1225
13. century
1200Gregorian
1225Gregorian
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Extent: fols. 198; membrane; 220 x 145 (147 x 100)
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Layout: 2 columns, 55 lines
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Provenance: For an account of this manuscript's history and provenance, see: Eric J. Johnson, "Breaking and Remaking Scripture: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Hornby-Cockerell Bible." Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, vol. 4 no. 2, 2019, p. 270-333. https://doi.org/10.1353/mns.2019.0014.
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Provenance: Original codex in the collections of Henry Huth (1815-1878), Alfred Henry Huth (1850-1910), C. H. St. John Hornby (1867-1946), Sir Syndney Cockerell (1867-1962), and Arthur Haddaway (1901-1981), with vendor stops along the way with Sotheby's, Quaritch, Heinrich Eisinger, and Harry Levinson
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Provenance: before the codex's final sale as an intact object by Christie's (New York) on 25 September 1981, where it was bought, and then broken, by Bruce Ferrini, Philip Sills, and Michael Greenberg.
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For an account of this manuscript's history, provenance, and contents, see: Eric J. Johnson, "Breaking and Remaking Scripture: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Hornby-Cockerell Bible." Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, vol. 4 no. 2, 2019, p. 270-333. https://doi.org/10.1353/mns.2019.0014.
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26 August 2024
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26 August 2024
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