Indiana University Bloomington, Ricketts III: 53

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS530

Shelfmark:

Ricketts III: 53

Title:

Bible, N.T., Numbers
Bible, N.T., Ezekiel
Bible, N.T., Luke
Bible, N.T., Acts
Bible, N.T., Revelations

Artist:

William de Brailes

William de Brailes WIKIDATA

Place:

England

England TGN

Date:

s. XIII(med); 1240-1260

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Binding: Not bound.
Figurative details, 3 bifolia: 16-line historiated initial.
Other decoration, 3 bifolia: Chapter numbers and running-titles in alternating red and blue capitals with some flourishing, 2-line chapter initials in red or blue with penwork in the contrasting color; several 4-line illuminated initials and three historiated initials, two 6 lines high, one 7-line, in colors with burnished gold and long marginal extensions; worn and fragile with some inner...
Script, 3 bifolia: Gothic Textura.
Layout, 3 bifolia: 2 columns, ruled in plummet, 52 lines, each column 120 mm. by 37 mm. with 5 mm. between columns, script beginning below top ruled line.

Former Owner(s):

Bought in 1909 by C. L. Ricketts from Tregaskis; acquired by the Lilly Library with the Ricketts Collection in 1961.

Coella Lindsay Ricketts WIKIDATA

Bought in 1909 by C. L. Ricketts from Tregaskis; acquired by the Lilly Library with the Ricketts Collection in 1961.

James Tregaskis WIKIDATA

Note:

Manuscript note: Lilly Library Ricketts C: 1, Ricketts III: 25 and Ricketts III: 53, and Free Library of Philadelphia Lewis MS E29 were originally part of the same manuscript.
3 bifolia: Latin.
ff. 1r-1v: Numbers 18 to 21.
ff. 2r-2v: Ezekiel 41 to 44.
ff. 3r-10v: Luke 3 to 23.
ff. 11r-11v: Prologue to Acts to Acts 1.
ff. 12r-12v: Revelations 19-22.

Institutional Record:

https://archive.org/details/RickettsIII53_40

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archivelab.org/iiif/images_RickettsIII53_40/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Indiana University Bloomington