Latin Bible (DS12127) (Q52171)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Cornell University (3959603, Archives 4600 Bd. Ms. 289, https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/3959603)
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Latin Bible (DS12127)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Cornell University (3959603, Archives 4600 Bd. Ms. 289, https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/3959603)

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    Latin Bible
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    between ca. 1250 and ca. 1300
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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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