University of Kansas, MS D40

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS1228

Shelfmark:

MS D40

Title:

Gospel of Matthew, incomplete

Place:

France

France TGN

Date:

[between 1251-1300]

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

French, Old (ca. 842-1300)

Old French WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 10 leaves : parchment ; 263 x 187 (175 x 130) mm bound to 273 x 198 mm

Note:

Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript gatherings
Collation: i (paper, pastedown) + 10 (parchment) + i (paper, pastedown): 1² (wants 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) + 2⁸. Several quires missing at the beginning and the end.
Foliation: Modern foliation in pencil in upper right corner (2, 7, 9-16), inserted to signal the former state of the gatherings. Foliation supplied by cataloger.
Catchwords: Horizontal catchword in lower right on folio 10v.
Layout: Written in two columns of 34 lines, below top line. Ruled in lead, with full-length vertical bounding lines for both columns.
Script: Written by a single hand in Gothica textualis libraria.
Decoration: 2- to 3-line initials in alternating red and blue with penwork in the opposite color at the beginning of each chapter; chapter numbers in Roman numerals preceded with a pilcrow in red and blue; running titles in red and blue in upper margins (MA / TE to indicate Matthew). The blue (or, silver?) is almost completely faded in all of the leaves, now visible to the naked eye as pale gray.
Binding: Modern. Conservation pamphlet with cream paper covers tacketed to the bookblock.
Origin: Probably written in northern France in the second half of thirteenth century.
Shelfmark: Lawrence, University of Kansas, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, MS D40
Related shelfmark: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, français 899
The passages in MS D40 correspond very closely to the copy of the Old French Bible found in Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, français 899, folios 271vb-272vb; 276ra-276vb and 277vb-288va.
In moderate condition despite wear and tear due to previous use as part of a binding of another book. All leaves are soiled and damaged with holes and tears, with loss of text. The outer edges and corners of folios 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 are cut off in different shapes. Evidence of former repairs; tears were mended and the gatherings were reinforced by adhering paper strips to the spine-folds of...
History of the manuscript is unknown.

Keyword:

Manuscripts, French

Manuscripts, Medieval

Bible. Matthew

Institutional Record:

https://kuprimo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1n9tuvc/KU_VOYAGER2964500

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archivelab.org/iiif/images_MSD40_30/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

University of Kansas