Contributor
Stephen Mack
Description
St. Jerome translation of the Bible; There is a small curved cut in the bottom left corner, this seems to be from a defect in the animals skin, it was like this when the manuscript was first made. It suggests that the original patron did not pay a large amount for this book. Besides this, there are many wrinkles, but otherwise it is in very good condition.; Decorative letters in the margins.; Ege calls this "Rotunda Gothic Script," but there are major differences in this manuscript than traditional manuscripts of this form. In particular, the letters are very close to one another, which seems to imply an influence from earlier styles. This should be considered a "Bastard Script" which was used because it was faster to write than other scripts. Commentaries on the text are written in red ink and the text itself is in black.; Ege notes that Italians were less concerned with producing high quality manuscripts than their Northern counterparts, and that is evident here, however, the small print shows that there was a great deal of time and skill that went into this manuscript.; Very simple decorations done in blue and red.; Black, red, and blue inks
Description Recto
Wisdom 1.14 - 3.4; Hair Side
Description Verso
Song of Songs 7.1 - 8.7 and Wisdom 1.1 - 1.14; Flesh Side
Provenance
Purchased from Otto F. Ege
Format Medium
Vellum
Format Extent
19.5 cm x 13 cm
Files
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Relation Is Part Of
Otto F. Ege's "50 Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts"
Date Digitized
November 2006
Coverage-Spatial
Italy
Coverage-Temporal
Mid 1200s
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Bible (Song of Songs and Wisdom): Number 11" (2014). Medieval Manuscripts. 38.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/mdvlmanuscripts/38
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