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Bible (with addition of III Esdras).

Title
Bible (with addition of III Esdras).
Publication
Padua?, Italy, approximately 1265.

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Additional Authors
New York Public Library. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 25.
Description
434 leaves, bound : parchment, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 278 x 209 mm
Uniform Title
Bible. Latin. Vulgate. 1250.
Alternative Title
  • Incipit prologus sancti Ieronymi presbyteri in libro Genesis. Bible
  • Book of Esdras III
Subject
  • Bible > Manuscripts > 13th century
  • Bible. > 13th century
  • Bible
  • 1200-1399
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Italy > 13 century
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) > New York (State) > New York
  • Manuscripts, Medieval
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts > 13th century
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic > Italy > Padua
  • Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts.
  • vellum (parchment)
  • illuminated manuscripts.
  • Illuminated initials (layout features)
  • Early works.
  • velvet bindings (Binding)
Note
  • Main text ends f. 434; added lists on f. 434v. Text of Vulgate, with addition of 3 Esdras from the Old Testament Apocrypha. The Song of Songs is entitled "Vox Ecclesiae ad Christum."
  • Layout: Written in 58 lines per page, in two columns, ruled in pencil. Mostly gatherings of 12.
  • Decoration: 92 historiated initials on gold fields introducing each book; illuminated initials occasionally have grotesques or animals. 100 illuminated initials in gold, blue, pink, green and red. 2-line and larger red, blue (and some black) initials, with opposing color penwork. Names of books and chapter numbers in red and blue. Rubrics.
  • Script: Italian round gothic.
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J.G. Alexander, J.H. Marrow, L.F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005)
  • Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937)
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 25
Language (note)
  • In Latin.
Provenance (note)
  • Lord Mostyn collection; his sale (1920) to B. Quaritch.
Binding (note)
  • Green velvet over wooden boards.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 25
OCLC
1337868401
Title
Bible (with addition of III Esdras).
Imprint
Padua?, Italy, approximately 1265.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J.G. Alexander, J.H. Marrow, L.F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 12
Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Seymour de Ricci. (Wilson Co., New York, 1937), p. 1340, no. 25
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 25
Language
In Latin.
Provenance
Lord Mostyn collection; his sale (1920) to B. Quaritch.
Binding
Green velvet over wooden boards.
Source of description
Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0
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Chronological Term
1200-1399
Place of Publication
Italy Padua.
Added Author
New York Public Library. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 25.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 25
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