Contributor
Stephen Mack
Description
St. Jerome translation of the Bible; Very good condition.; Decorated initials done in red and blue with white filigree and touches of gold leaf. Staffs go up the sides, and are decorated in floral imagery. One has the head of a dog-like animal, similar to Ege 19.; Angular Gothic Script; Some markings in the marginalia. Verse written in red and blue above.; This Bible is unusual because it is significantly larger than the other Bibles in the collection. It was very well decorated also, which suggests that it was very expensive.; Black, red, blue, white, and gold inks
Description Recto
Hebrews 11:28-13:4; Flesh Side
Description Verso
Hebrews 10:20-11:28; Hair Side
Provenance
Purchased from Otto F. Ege
Format Medium
Vellum
Format Extent
40.5 cm x 27 cm
Files
Download Full Text (15.3 MB)
Relation Is Part Of
Otto F. Ege's "50 Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts"
Date Digitized
February 2007
Coverage-Spatial
France
Coverage-Temporal
Late 1200s
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Bible: Number 14" (2014). Medieval Manuscripts. 23.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/mdvlmanuscripts/23
Rights Statement
