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Filename: cc20190605_11
Identifier: cc20190605_11
Title: Bible
Subject: Bible - Illustrations
Subject: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Subject: Manuscripts, Medieval
Subject: Bible. Isaiah
Summary: Isaiah 57:9-60:11
Summary: 2 columns, 50 lines; Written in an early Gothic bookhand in brown ink; 2-line initials in red or blue with minimal penwork in the alternate color
Summary: Previous manuscript description provided by Otto F. Ege (included below) has been superseded by description by Scott Gwara (2013). The Ege description is retained here for reference. "Ms. This manuscript leaf is part of a collection of medieval manuscript leaves selected to illustrate the art of the manuscript during the period of its greatest development and influence. They have been taken from books written in various European scriptoria by Benedictine, Franciscan, Carthusian, Dominican, and other orders of monks. Many are enriched with handsome borders, initial letters, and line-endings rendered in color. Twenty-five are illuminated with burnished gold or silver. The texts include the Bible, various church service books, the writings of the Church fathers, and some of the Classics."
Summary: Verso bottom right corner contains "11" in a modern hand in pencil.
Summary: fol. 1
Summary: Previous manuscript description provided by Otto F. Ege (included below) has been superseded by description by Scott Gwara (2013). The Ege description is retained here for reference. "In 1217, St. Dominic, the founder of the order which bears his name, withdrew from France and settled in Italy. Here, in the next four and last years of his life, he founded sixty more chapters of the Dominican order. Many of the younger members of the order studied at the University of Bologna and, while there, produced a great number of these small portable Bibles, just as did their brothers at the University of Paris in France and the University of Oxford in England. There was a difference in the art of the scriptoria in the various countries. In England and France}the ideal of craftsmanship was very high, while at this time, in Italy, a rather casual attitude prevailed. In the 13th century, Italy was distraught by the long struggle between the papal and anti-imperialistic Guelphs and the autocratic and imperialistic Ghibellines. Little encouragement was given by either party to the arts. This leaf reveals, however, the skill and keen eyesight which were necessary for the writing of ten of these lines to the inch. This vellum leaf was created in Italy."
Summary: Former owner names: Otto F. Ege
Digital Publisher: Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Date of Original: 1250 approximate
Date of Digitization: 2019
Broad Type: still image
Specific Type: fragments (object portions)
Digital File Format: jpeg
Physical Format: parchment (animal material)
Dimensions of Original: 200 x 140 mm
Language: Latin
Original Item Location: PORTFOLIO BOX 1-11
Digital Project: 2019_027_manuscripts
Catalog Record: https://albert.rit.edu/record=b1426925
Place: Italy
Rights: RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes: The manuscript leaves of this collection were accumulated and selected and most of the accompanying information was prepared over a period of forty years by the late Otto F. Ege, Dean of the Cleveland Institute of Art and Lecturer on the History of the Book at the School of Library Science, Western Reserve University. Each leaf is matted and accompanied by a descriptive letterpress label.
Notes: Folio from a manuscript broken by Otto F. Ege
Notes: Leaf from Otto Ege HL 11
Notes: Parent manuscript described in Scott Gwara, Otto Ege's Manuscripts (De Brailes, 2013).
Other Title: Bible. Latin. Vulgate. Fragments. Middle 13th century
Other Title: Vulgate Bible

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