Book of the Gospels, incomplete (DS1137) (Q6271)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Kansas (2956553, MS C105)
- Bible.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Book of the Gospels, incomplete (DS1137) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Kansas (2956553, MS C105) |
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Bible.
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Kansas--Lawrence
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[between 1201-1300]
13. century
1201Gregorian
1300Gregorian
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Extent: 7 leaves : parchment, illuminations ; 213 x 152 (144 x 100) mm
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Manuscript gathering
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Collation: 7 (parchment): the quire structure is unusual. Folios 1 and 7, 2 and 3, 5 and 6 are conjugate, and folio 4 is a singleton. There was probably another bifolium between folio 6 and 7. Several quires missing at the beginning and the end.
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Foliation: Later medieval foliation in ink in upper right corner, reflecting the former state of the manuscript (305-309, 3010, 3013). Foliation supplied by cataloger.
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Layout: Written in two columns of 48 lines. The manuscript was probably ruled in lead but there is no evidence of ruling.
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Script: Written by a single hand in Gothic minuscule.
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Decoration: 25-line initial I in green, dark blue, white and gold with red and blue flourishing on folio 7vb; 12-line zoomorphic initial L in blue, orange, green, black and gold with red flourishing on folio 1ra; 2- to 9-line initials in plain red or brown throughout; sentence initials highlighted in red; rubrics in red; running titles in red in upper margin; chapter numbers in red in Roman...
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Binding: Unbound.
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Origin: Probably written in Italy in the thirteenth century.
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Former shelfmark: MS Y211
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Shelfmark: Lawrence, University of Kansas, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, MS C105
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In moderate condition with minor water damage throughout that has caused ink smears and transfers, as well as faded ink to a lesser extent. The inner edge of the last folio is damaged and partly torn, especially in the upper left corner, with minimal loss of text. Evidence of former repairs on the spine-folds of the bifolia. Both illuminated initials are worn. An enumerated list for memorizing...
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History of the manuscript is unknown.
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5 September 2023
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5 September 2023
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