Bible in 2 volumes (Old and New Testament) with prologues. The Interpretation of Hebrew names (in the same hand as the Bible) and highly abbreviated capitula lists for most of the Old Testament (in a slightly larger, less formal hand) follow the New Testament.
Support: parchment; Extent: 2 v. (360, 140 leaves) : 149 x 102 (99 x 73) mm. bound to 160 x 113 mm; Foliation: V.1: Parchment, 360; 1-97a, 97b-359; V.2: Parchment, 140; 1-121a, 121b-128a, 128b-138; modern pencil foliation, lower left verso.
Bible written in 2 columns of 50 lines; Interpretation of Names written in 3 columns of 50 lines; capitula lists written in 3 columns of 46-49 lines.
Written in a Gothic script.
Puzzle initials at the beginning of each book, with flourishing, and three with faces as part of their ornamentation (v. 1, f. 1r, 3v; v. 2, f. 1r); red and blue minor initials, with contrasting flourishing; red and blue running titles and chapter numeration. The use of teal for the contrasting flourishing of red initials suggests English origins. There are a number of errors in the rubrication.
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Ms. codex.
Title from spine.
Forms part of: Yarnall Collection.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
England?
Probably written in England in the 13th century.
Stamped leather with remnants of two braided leather ties on the lower cover of each volume.
Latin
Formerly owned by John Hinely (signature, v. 1, f. 32r).
Formerly owned by Albert May Todd (bookplate, v.1, inside upper cover).
Yarnall Library of Theology, St. Clement's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (bookplate, v.1, f. i recto); pencil note on the page before the text in each volume suggests the Yarnall Library acquired the Bible from Albright in 1942 (f. iii recto).
Deposited with the Yarnall Library at the University of Pennsylvania, 1974.
England?
Probably written in England in the 13th century.
Latin
Formerly owned by John Hinely
Formerly owned by Albert May Todd
Yarnall Library of Theology, St. Clement's Church
Deposited with the Yarnall Library at the University of Pennsylvania, 1974.
Bible in 2 volumes (Old and New Testament) with prologues. The Interpretation of Hebrew names (in the same hand as the Bible) and highly abbreviated capitula lists for most of the Old Testament (in a slightly larger, less formal hand) follow the New Testament.
Ms. codex.
Title from spine.
Forms part of: Yarnall Collection.
Written in a Gothic script.
Puzzle initials at the beginning of each book, with flourishing, and three with faces as part of their ornamentation (v. 1, f. 1r, 3v; v. 2, f. 1r); red and blue minor initials, with contrasting flourishing; red and blue running titles and chapter numeration. The use of teal for the contrasting flourishing of red initials suggests English origins. There are a number of errors in the rubrication.
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
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