Ohio University, ege-05
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS30482
- Shelfmark:
- ege-05
- Title:
- Ege leaf 05: Vulgate Bible, France, 1200s
- Place:
- France
- Date:
- 1200s
- Language:
- Latin
- Material:
- Vellum (parchment)
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 32.5 cm x 22.5 cm
- Former Owner(s):
- Ege, Otto F.
- Note:
- Script: Gothic
Decoration: initials (layout features); columns (layout features); pen-flourished initials; rubrics; rules (layout features);
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 5. VELLUM LEAF FROM A MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT FRANCE, early XIIIth century, Latin text, early angular Gothic script, Bible, (Biblia Sacra Latina, Versio Vulgata)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
This translation of the Bible was made by Jerome at the request of Pope Damasus
It was begun in the year 382 A.D., and finished 16 years later
For his great scholarship more than for his eminent sanctity, Jerome was later made a saint
This version of the Bible was his most important work
The angular book hand, executed with amazing skill and precision, reflects the spirit of contemporary architecture of the early XIIIth century
Closely spaced perpendicular strokes and angular terminals have supplanted the open and round character of the preceding century
It is a beautiful book hand but exceedingly difficult to read
The quills used in writing were obtained from the wings of crows, wild geese, and eagles
To keep them sharp and their strokes of uniform width required skill and great sensitivity in hand pressure
It would be difficult to imitate or approximate the fine details even with the special steel lettering pens of today.
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI century - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/11
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:11/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
