Bible (portable) (DS11438) (Q49679)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Ohio State University (Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.19, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.19)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Bible (portable) (DS11438) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Ohio State University (Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.19, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.19) |
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scriptural / pastoral / liturgical
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ca. 1275
13. century
1250Gregorian
1300Gregorian
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Extent: fols. 1; membrane; 232 x 173 (152 x 104)
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Layout: 2 columns, 48 lines
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Decoration: 1 4-line puzzle initial in red and blue with fine penwork flourishes in red, 2 2-line initials alternating in red and blue with penwork in the contrasting color extending above and below each initial
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Decoration: chapter numbers and running titles in alternating red and blue characters
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Decoration: rubricated text in red 8-line initial “B” in blue with white penwork highlights on red grounds, infilled with pink vinework terminating in a pair of red leaf sprays outlined in black and highlighted with burnished gold. Small burnished gold bezants at the corners of the frame enclosing the initial
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Ruled in brown ink
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Foliated “204” in ink in early modern hand at top right corner of recto
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Marginal textual emendation enclosed in red frame and signaled by a tie-mark at bottom right corner of recto
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Provenance: Formerly the property of Otto Ege, Cleveland, OH. Ege broke this manuscript and distributed 40 of its folios as part of his portfolio set, Fifty Original Leaves. See Scott Gwara, Otto Ege’s Manuscripts, HL 19
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Provenance: Original parent manuscript sold at Sotheby’s, 20 July 1936, lot 24
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The scribal work for this Bible was likely executed in Bologna, but the style of the illuminated initial is Parisian or northern French, suggesting that the manuscript either was illuminated in France, or illuminated in Bologna by an artist trained in France
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Incipit: pulvere simul et facies eorum demerge info / veam
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Explicit: Quere fremuerunt gentes et populi meditati sunt
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Job 40:8-42:16
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Prologue to the Psalms (Stegmüller 443, w/ slight textual variation at the end)
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Psalms 1:1-2:1
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26 August 2024
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26 August 2024
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