Bible leaf, 1200s.

Format:

Manuscript

Contributor:

Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Bible. Matthew. Selections. Latin.

Language:

Latin

Genre:

fragments (object portions)

Manuscripts, Latin.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Lawrence J. Schoenberg, LJS 109.

Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2008.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment ; 233 x 157 mm

Contained In:

Manuscript Fragment Collection. Folder 22

Place of Publication:

1200s.

Language Note:

In Latin.

Summary:

Vellum leaf from the Gospel of Matthew, written in two columns of 51 lines in a Gothic hand. At the beginning of the chapters are initials in blue, red and gold. There are running heads in alternating red and blue letters. Ranges from Matthew 3.7 to 5.46. The initial for chapter 4 is at 4.3, and a pen mark in the margins points to 4.1. The initial for chapter 5 is in the middle of 5.12. Another pen mark points to 5.1. Written in France, probably in Paris, in the 13th century.

Local Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

OCLC:

236103038

Online:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page