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2 Peter 1:10-1, John 1:6
Title:
2 Peter 1:10-1, John 1:6
Description:
Bible. 2 Pet. 1:10-1 John 1:6. Extremely tiny writing in light brown ink. 2-line capital letters in red and blue ink in the left margins mark significant places in the text. Verso contains one word in brown ink and another below it in blue ink to the right of column two. 2 columns. Blind ruling.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
1 Samuel, 22:13
Title:
1 Samuel, 22:13
Description:
Bible. 1 Sam. 22:13. Early Gothic hand. Black ink. Palimpsest--four mirror image lines in early Gothic in light brown ink. Ruling in light brown ink. Writing on both sides.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Acts of the Apostles
Title:
Acts of the Apostles
Description:
Bible. Acts, including a mention of Paul. Early Gothic minuscule. Dark brown/black ink. 2 fragmentary columns. Trimmed on all four sides. Writing on both sides. Metal point ruling. Evidence of stitching a tear.
Date:
(inferred)1200
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Judges, 14:5-9
Title:
Judges, 14:5-9
Description:
Bible. Judg. 14:5-9. Story of Samson and the Lion. Carolingian minuscule. Black ink. Blind ruling. Writing on both sides. Trimmed at the top.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
1 Maccabees, 5:16-45
Title:
1 Maccabees, 5:16-45
Description:
Bible. 1 Macc. 5:16-45. Early Gothic minuscule. Dark brown ink. 2 columns. Writing on both sides. Recto has "Liber primus Machabeus" written at the top, two numerals ("XIIII, XV") in the margin, and 2 initials (one green and one red) beginning the first sentence after each numeral. Initials extend the length of one line plus the interlinear space above and below the line. Verso has a the numeral "XIII" and a blue initial.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Biblical commentary excerpt on St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans I, 1-3
Title:
Biblical commentary excerpt on St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans I, 1-3
Description:
Bible. Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans I, 1-3. Early Gothic minuscule. Black ink. A decorative illustration appears before the principal text. A one-line, blue initial begins a sentence. There are two columns of commentary written in half the size of the principal text. The verso contains commentary only.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Bible excerpt
Title:
Bible excerpt
Description:
Bible. Vocabulary (?). Gothic hand in brown ink. An (indistinguishable) word appears in red ink in the top margin of the recto. The numerals "VII, VIII", X, and "XI" are in the left margin of the recto, and the numerals "XII" and "XIII" are in the right margin of the recto. Alternating paragraph markers in red and blue ink appear throughout the text. Many phrases are underlined in red ink. "Liber, in red ink is in the top margin of the verso. The numerals XIIII, XV, and "XVI" appear in the left hand margin of the verso. The numerals "XVII, XVIII, and IX" appear in the right hand margin of the verso. 2 columns. Writing on both sides. Metal point ruling.
Date:
(inferred)1300
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Matthew, 26:59-75
Title:
Matthew, 26:59-75
Description:
Bible. Matt. 26:59-75. Black ink. Red ink crosses mark verse ends. Recto contains Greek writing in black ink in all four margins (probably made after the parchment was repurposed for book binding). There appears to be some writing in black ink underlying the text (palimpsest?) on the recto. Margins of the verso contain various groups of numbers and fractions with some math problems in a modern hand in black and brown ink. 2 columns. Writing on both sides. Blind ruling.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Book of Hours, Psalm 148.9.4-14 : Laudate Dominum (Cantate Domino)
Title:
Book of Hours, Psalm 148.9.4-14 : Laudate Dominum (Cantate Domino)
Description:
Book of Hours Laudate Dominum (or Cantate Domino). Gothic textura quadrata. Black ink. Sentences begin on the left side and have a 1.5-line long capital colored with gold leaf, surrounded by blue and/or white ink and gold leaf. These capitals are filled in with a combination of white and blue ink or white ink and gold leaf. The blank space, created by lines ending before the right margin, are filled with decorative bars, colored by blue and white ink and gold leaf. The text, centered on the page, is surrounded on the top, left, and right sides by a decorative outline in blue and white ink and gold leaf. Exterior of the outline is filled with vines (in black ink) and leaves (in gold leaf). The vine decoration enters the gap at the bottom of the outline and reaches up to the final line of the text. Text is wrapped without hyphenation. Blind ruling.
Date:
(approximate)1475
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
1 Samuel, 6:5
Title:
1 Samuel, 6:5
Description:
Bible. 1 Sam. 6:5 (?). Early Gothic minuscule in dark brown ink. 2 columns. Writing on both sides. Metal point ruling. Trimmed on three sides. Palimpsest--evidence of mirror image writing in light brown ink on verso.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
1 Samuel, 15:34
Title:
1 Samuel, 15:34
Description:
Bible. 1 Sam. 15:34 ff. Early Gothic minuscule. Black ink. 2 columns. Writing on both sides. The numerals "XV" and "XVI" are written at the end of two of the lines in red, and two red initials over two lines long begin the sentences after these numerals." Liber" is written at the top of the recto. "Regu. I" is written at the top of the verso.
Date:
(approximate)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Psalms, 38-48
Title:
Psalms, 38-48
Description:
Psalter. Pss. 38-48. Gothic textura quadrata. Black ink. The first column of the verso contains two lines of musical notation (music staff in red ink) followed by psalms. A 4-line capital "O" in red and blue ink occurs in the psalm portion of the first column. Capitals alternate in red and blue ink with red, brown, and faded gold decoration. Most capitals are slightly larger than 1 line, but some are 2 lines long. Prelimary drawing exists in metal point between columns and inside of capitals. Two columns. Writing on both sides. Knife prickings along the top edge. Blind ruling.
Date:
(questionable)1400
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Psalms, 8:8-9:14
Title:
Psalms, 8:8-9:14
Description:
Biblical commentary on Pss. 8:8-9:14 (text and commentary). Principal text in red ink. Commentary in black ink. Commentary interrupts the principal text at various points, sometimes in the middle of a verse. Recto contains a 3-line decorative red capital epsilon in the left margin where Ps. 9:2 begins. The decoration of this capital extends downward three lines. Text wrapping. Blind ruling.
Date:
(inferred)1100
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Psalms
Title:
Psalms
Description:
Bible. Psalms (?). Gothic hand in dark brown ink. 1.5-line long red initials begin sentences. Two whole columns appear on the left side of a crease and a third partial column appears to the right of the crease on the recto. Verso contains Greek and Latin marginal notes in a second hand. Brown ink ruling (?).
Date:
(inferred)1300
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts