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Fragmenta Manuscripta 121: Bible with Interpretations of Hebrew Names…

Medieval parchment fragment in two columns written in black ink. Each line starts with a blue or red initial. Round cut towards lower margin (recto).

Medieval parchment fragment in two columns written in black ink. Each line starts with a blue or red initial. Round cut towards lower margin (verso).

Information About This Item

Title

Fragmenta Manuscripta 121: Bible with Interpretations of Hebrew Names

Date

1250 - 1299

Description

Two columns visible of 59 lines, with bounding lines plus line dividing columns, plus outer bound line 2mm on right and left, with recto and verso ruled separately in leadpoint.

Contents: End of the letter H and beginning of the letter I, presumably from the Interpretations of Hebrew Names that occur regularly at the end of thirteenth century bibles.

Script: Gothic

Relation

M. McC. Gatch, "Fragmenta Manuscripta and Varia at Missouri and Cambridge," Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society9 (1990) 434-75.

Is Referenced By

Digital Scriptorium: https://search.digital-scriptorium.org/catalog/DS10194

Identifier

Fragmenta Manuscripta 121

Provenance

John Bagford (1650s-1716) to St. Martin-in-the-Fields; sale 1861 to Sir Thomas Phillipps, n.15758; his sale 22 May, 1913, lot 742; Sir Sydney Cockerell (1867-1962) sale Sotheby's 3 April, 1957; William Salloch (Ossining NY) Cat. 258 (1968) to U. Missouri.

Format

Parchment - 128 x 63 mm

Language

Latin

Type

manuscript fragment

Coverage

England

Collection

Fragmenta Manuscripta Collection.