(Q43794)
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White, Henry, 1821 or 1822-1900
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Stevens, Benjamin Franklin, 1833-1902
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Bixby, William K. 1857-1931
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Illuminations (paintings)--11th century
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Musical notation--11th century
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11th century
11. century
1000Gregorian
1099Gregorian
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Extent: volumes 1, ff. 196; volumes 2, ff. 210 : parchment ; 165 x 215 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Assigned Date: s. XI.
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Decoration: Four evangelist portraits added to the manuscript at a later date. The portrait of Matthew, vol. I, f. 1v, 163 x 117 mm. and framed by a narrow red strip, possibly dates from the thirteenth century, as it appears to be on the same parchment (weight, size, frame ruling and distortion) as the following text. Offset ink of red arches on f. 1 and green tinge (soaked through from...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 7/31/2012.
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Layout: Vol 1: 1 (ff. 1-4 of uncertain structure) 210(-3, 4 after f. 6) 38 44(through f. 24) 510(-5 after f. 23) 6-108 118(-5 after f. 77) 12-158 168(-6 after f. 117) 17-258 268(-6, 7, 8). Vol 2: 14 28(-one leaf in the first half) 3-168 1710(-3 after f. 125, and -7 after f. 128) 18-198 206(+3 and its conjunct 6, ff. 150 and 153, and +7, f. 154) 21-268 278. Quires numbered in lower left corner...
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Music: Ecphonetic musical notation in carmine ink (lectionary use)
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Other Decoration: Finely illuminated headpieces of delicate blue, red and green floral patterns on gold grounds on beginning leaf of each gospel; opening initials, 4-line, in the same colors, placed outside the written space; 1-line initials and section numbers in gold over red placed outside the written space. On ff. 2-4v, elaborate red penwork arches, each slightly different, occupy the...
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Script: Minuscule; Quasi semi-uncial.
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Support: Parchment.
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Written in the eleventh century, for the main body of the text; vol. I, ff. 1-24v added at a later date; place of origin uncertain. Belonged to the monastery of the Pantocrator on Mt. Athos until modern times and may have been alienated during the disturbances of the 1820s. Quaritch Gen. Cat. (1868) n. 1; Gen. Cat. (1875-77) pp. 1139-1140, n. [15597]; Gen. Cat. (1880) n. 6 and Cat. 332...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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