Lehigh University, SC MS 0431.117.3

Metadata

DS ID:

DS27223

Shelfmark:

SC MS 0431.117.3

Title:

Folio from an English Bible (1 Maccabbees 13-14), from the workshop of William de Brailes

Bible

Book of Maccabees

Place:

England

England TGN

Date:

ca. 1240

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

Vellum

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum; 185 x 128 mm (306 x 240 mm)

Note:

Layout: Single leaf, double sided, double column, 54 lines of text. Borders on the sides of text. Alternating initals at the start of each chapter. Chapter numbers in red and blue.
Script: Gothic
Decoration: Alternating red and blue initials, borders on the inside of columns with initials.
Binding: Wooden frame
A leaf from the same manuscript is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2011.53: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.53

Holding Institution:

Lehigh University