Western Michigan University, WMU MS 204

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6459

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 204

Title:

Leaf from 13th century French pocket Bible

Place:

Paris

Paris TGN

Date:

approximately 1200-1299

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 unnumbered leaf : parchment, 17 x 10 cm

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Ms. leaf.
Parchment, single leaf from a medieval manuscript pocket Bible. Written in gothic micro-minuscule script, ruled in gray and hand-written in black ink in two columns of 43 lines on vellum.
Decoration: One hand illuminated Lombard style initial, 23 lines long, of John on verso. His symbol, the eagle, is evident at the bottom of the miniature. Large initial "H" on recto in blue and rust with white tracery, 38 lines long.
This leaf contains the text from Luke 24:25-51 through John 1:1-28.
Purchased by Special Collections, Western Michigan University Libraries from Mackus Company, Chicago, Illinois, in May 2022.

Keyword:

decorated initials

detached leaves

John, the Apostle, Saint--Illustrations

Bible. John--Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Latin

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Manuscripts, Medieval

Bible. Luke--Manuscripts

Illumination of books and manuscripts, French

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA21363926640002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~1222631~162543/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University