Mutilated Bible leaf [St. Albans Abbey?]

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Medieval Manuscripts and Incunabula Collection

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Medieval Manuscripts and Incunabula Collection

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Medieval Manuscripts and Incunabula Collection

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Title:

Mutilated Bible leaf [St. Albans Abbey?]

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Mutilated Bible leaf [St. Albans Abbey?]

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Subtitle:

end of II Peter Â— beginning of I John, in Latin, ca. 1330

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end of II Peter Â— beginning of I John, in Latin, ca. 1330

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bibles

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bibles

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Date Created:

[circa 1330]

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[circa 1330]

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2009-08-12

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2009-08-12

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Latin

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Latin

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Abstract:

Bible. Paris, ca. 1330. Illuminated leaf with marginalia and sketches. The initial, probably historiated, has been cut out and later carefully patched with a piece of script from another page of the same manuscript. [Cf.: Sotheby's, June 21, 1994, lots 17 and 18 for other leaves from same ms.]

abstract

Bible. Paris, ca. 1330. Illuminated leaf with marginalia and sketches. The initial, probably historiated, has been cut out and later carefully patched with a piece of script from another page of the same manuscript. [Cf.: Sotheby's, June 21, 1994, lots 17 and 18 for other leaves from same ms.]

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Abstract:

Latin Bible (2 Peter 1: 20 - 1 John 2: 11). Paris, c. 1330. 294 x 200 mm. Parchment. Single leaf. Double column; each column 187 x 57 mm.; 46 lines to a column; ruled and bounded in ink. Elaborate borders on both recto and verso, extending the length of all three vertical text margins and across width of lower columns, in blue, pink, and purple, with white tracery and painted and gilded foliage. On the recto, inner margin ascender elaborated into dragon. Several 2-line inhabited initials. Some top-lines ascenders elaborated into grotesque animal shapes.

abstract

Latin Bible (2 Peter 1: 20 - 1 John 2: 11). Paris, c. 1330. 294 x 200 mm. Parchment. Single leaf. Double column; each column 187 x 57 mm.; 46 lines to a column; ruled and bounded in ink. Elaborate borders on both recto and verso, extending the length of all three vertical text margins and across width of lower columns, in blue, pink, and purple, with white tracery and painted and gilded foliage. On the recto, inner margin ascender elaborated into dragon. Several 2-line inhabited initials. Some top-lines ascenders elaborated into grotesque animal shapes.

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Cataloged from existing description: Medieval Manuscripts in the Norlin Library & the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Colorado at Boulder: A Summary Catalogue

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Cataloged from existing description: Medieval Manuscripts in the Norlin Library & the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Colorado at Boulder: A Summary Catalogue

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Cataloged from existing description: Medieval, Renaissance, and 15th-17th Century Manuscripts in the Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Cataloged from existing description: Medieval, Renaissance, and 15th-17th Century Manuscripts in the Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Provenance: Came to the Abbey of St. Alban's in the mid-fourteenth century. Original MS sold Sotheby's, 6 July 1964; subsequently broken up.

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Provenance: Came to the Abbey of St. Alban's in the mid-fourteenth century. Original MS sold Sotheby's, 6 July 1964; subsequently broken up.

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Gift of Amy Vandersall, Professor Emerita of Fine Arts, in memory of Marie-Helene Richard Gantner.

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Gift of Amy Vandersall, Professor Emerita of Fine Arts, in memory of Marie-Helene Richard Gantner.

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Subject Topic:

Manuscripts, Medieval -- Colorado -- Boulder

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Manuscripts, Medieval -- Colorado -- Boulder

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Subject Geographic:

France

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France

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Subject Temporal:

Fourteenth century

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Fourteenth century

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Subject Title Info:

Bible -- N.T. -- John

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Bible -- N.T. -- John

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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/rg6p5c65c1tg

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Physical Location:

For more information about the physical collection, visit the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections.

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For more information about the physical collection, visit the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections.

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Shelf Identifier:

MS 345

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MS 345

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Access Condition:

The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.

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The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.

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Page 1 of 1

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Page 1 of 1

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Mutilated Bible leaf [St. Albans Abbey?]