(Q24429)
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1150-1199
12. century
1150Gregorian
1199Gregorian
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Extent: 369 x 508 mm; parchment
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Initial D with St. Jerome
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This initial begins Jerome's preface to the Pentateuch, 'Desederii mei desideratas accepi epistolas ....' The Pentateuch is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament in the Christian faith: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Jerome, who lived from ca. 347 to 420, translated the Hebrew and Greek books of the Bible into Latin in a translation known as the...
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf that continues the text of Jerome's preface to the Pentateuch, which begins on the front or true recto.
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Script: Transitional script (praegothica)
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Contributor: David Kalish
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Cataloger: Dot Porter
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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5 December 2023
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5 December 2023
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