Leaf from Nicolaus Gospels (DS16717) (Q69844)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (13145630, Codex Ms. 129 pt.2, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13145630)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Leaf from Nicolaus Gospels (DS16717) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (13145630, Codex Ms. 129 pt.2, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13145630) |
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Nikolaos, of Edessa, active 12th century
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Forrer, Robert, 1866-1947
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Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern)--Illinois--Chicago
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between May 4, 1133 and 1325?
1133Gregorian
1325Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 125 x 98 mm
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Manuscript leaf.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Date of production for text from colophon of codex (Ms129, fols. 192v-193r). Date of production for miniature, inferred from its style, is late 13th or early 14th century.
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Pencil foliation on recto: 61.
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Origin: The codex manuscript was written in Macedonia in the city of Edessa, the present-day Édhessa, Greece by the monk Nikolaos, who completed his work May 4, 1133 (his colophon, Ms129 fols. 192v-193r). The minature was added in the late 13th or early 14th century. This leaf was likely detached sometime between 1915 and 1929. A catalogue description by Athanasios Papadopoulos-Kerameus...
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Layout: 1 column, 24 lines on recto and 7 lines on upper verso; illumination (86 x 95 mm) on lower verso; ruling with hard point; pricking in the outer margins.
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Script: Written in minuscule script in dark brown ink (some flaking).
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Decoration: Illumination on verso of Mark the portrays the Evangelist copying a text from an open volume placed on a lectern.
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Shelfmark: Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago, Ms129 pt.2.
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Related shelfmark: Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago, Ms129.
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Forms part of the Edgar J. Goodspeed Collection of New Testament Manuscripts.
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The leaf, as part of the original codex, was in the collection of the Metochion of the Holy Sepulchre in Constantinople, the present-day Istanbul, Turkey, where it was seen and catalogued by Emmanuel Joannides in 1864, and by Athanasios Papadopoulos-Kerameus in 1915.
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Faint purple ink stamp of Robert Forrer on bottom right of recto.
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Sold by Koller International Auctions on March 24, 2021, lot 503.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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