Western Michigan University, WMU MS 162

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6432

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 162

Title:

Bible leaf, Ezekiel

Author:

Catholic Church

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Place:

England

England TGN

Date:

between 1340-1360

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 443 x 302 mm

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Ms. leaf.
Fourteenth century manuscript from the Bohun family bible. Text is from Ezekiel 13:22 - 14:16.
This folio comes from the third volume (of four, orignially) of a lectern bible broken in 1927. Approximately 170 leaves now survive in libraries worldwide. This leaf possibily fol. 284.
According to Christopher de Hamel, the manuscript was owned in Cheshire soon after the Reformation, probably to the Carmelite house there, because of an illumination of a Carmelite friar as well as liturgical readings from throughout Ezekiel (a Carmelite practice). Later owned by Sir Peter Leycester (d. 1678), mentioned in his book catalogue (Cheshire Record Office DLT / B88). Purchased by...

Keyword:

decorated initials

detached leaves

Bible. Ezekiel--Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Medieval

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Manuscripts, Latin

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA21352645610002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~1222494~160205/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University