Research Catalog

Title

Apocalypse.

Publication

England, approximately 1325.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Smith, Sally Lou, 1925-
• New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 57.

Description

103 leaves, bound : vellum, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 194 x 132 mm

Uniform Title

Bible. Revelation. Anglo-Norman.

Alternative Title

Bible, Apocalypse, with gloss

Subject

• Pierre, de Peckham, -1293
• Bible. > Commentaries > Early works to 1800
• Manuscripts, Anglo-Norman > England > Early works to 1800
• Manuscripts, Medieval > England > 14th century
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• Manuscripts, Anglo-Norman > New York (State) > New York
• Manuscripts, Anglo-Norman
• Manuscripts, Medieval
• New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – England – 14th century.
• vellum (parchment)
• Early works.
• illuminated manuscripts.
• Illuminated initials (layout features)
• Blind tooled bindings (Binding) – England – 20th century.
• Leather bindings (Binding) – England – 20th century.

Note

• Layout: Written in 22-24 long lines per page, ruled with a stylus. Catchwords visible.
• Decoration: 156 illustrations: 81 small, 4 medium and 71 full-page miniatures, all in colored pen and ink. Red and blue initials with opposing-color penwork. Occasional red linefillers; red symbols and red daubs as placemarkers.
• Collation: One quire of 13 folios, followed by two quires of 9 folios each, followed by six quires of 12 folios each.
• Scribe: 1 scribe?; f. 101v a smaller version of the same hand, or maybe a different hand
• Script: Gothic.
• Artist: Milemete Treatise, an artist of the
• French prose version of the Apocalypse, with glosses. Glosses belong to group that does not derive from Berengaudus. Text of the Apocalypse very similar to Paris, BN de France, fr. 403. On f. 101v, two short pieces in Anglo-Norman verse.
• Part 1: ff. 1-101v, and Part 2: ff. 102-103v.
• The main part of the manuscript was written in England. The fragment of text on f. 102r-v has generally been assigned to the 14th century. The text on f. 103 is a recipe written in English, dated to the 15th century.
• f. 102r-v: Title, Lumere as lais, by Peter of Fetcham or Peckham.
• Status of text: Severe damage on f. 1 renders text almost illegible.

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)
• New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 57

Language (note)

• In Anglo-Norman.

Binding (note)

• Bound in tooled, alum tawed pigskin by Sally Lou Smith in 1967

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 57

OCLC

1342122601

Title

Apocalypse.

Imprint

England, approximately 1325.

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. 18.

New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 901.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 57

Language

In Anglo-Norman.

Binding

Bound in tooled, alum tawed pigskin by Sally Lou Smith in 1967

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

England.

Added Author

Smith, Sally Lou, 1925- binder.

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 57.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 57