(Q52171)
Statements
between ca. 1250 and ca. 1300
13. century
1250Gregorian
1300Gregorian
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Extent: 533 leaves : parchment ; 212 x 148 (138 x 83; ff. 1r-4r are 185 x 120) mm. bound to 215 x 155 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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Some leaves have been removed or mutilated. Beginning of first prologue and of Genesis are missing, probably pilfered for burnished gold initials, as suggested by the mutilation on f. 443.
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Layout: Written in double columns of 52 lines; frame-ruled in lead. Summaries and indices written in double or triple columns of 50-70 lines.
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Script: Gothic textual.
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Decoration: Red and blue Lombardic initials with red and blue pen-flourishing; some burnished gold used in the intials (see ff. 383v, 394r, 443v, 475v); red or blue Lombards of 2 lines in height with contrasting pen-flourishing; 1-line red or blue Lombards as initials in the index of Hebrew names; headlines and chapter numbers in alternating red and blue Lombards; rubrics occur infrequently.
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Origin: Written in England in the latter half of the 13th century.
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Provenance: Gift of William Gerhard Mennen.
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Former shelfmark: MS B.70
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3 September 2024
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3 September 2024
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