Latin Bible (fragment).

Description

Title: Latin Bible (fragment).
Published / Created: [between 800 and 900]
Publication Place: Central Europe?
Abstract: Manuscript fragments on two parchment folios (not in sequence) of the book of Judges (7:4-24 and 18:26-19:15).
Description: Script: Copied in Carolina using some uncial and cursive letters, and noticeable ligatures. There is a change of hands on f. 2v to an unusually wide and large handwriting.
Decoration: There is a 2-line red plain initial F with a curl at the top and at the bottom of the stem on f. 2r. There is a Latin inscription in the upper margin of f. 1r in a 15th century Gothica Cursiva handwriting. In the same script, in the upper margin of f. 2v, there is an inscription begun in Polish and completed in Czech.
In Latin.
Extent: ff. 2 : 290 x 225, 285 x 180 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Europe 9th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Topic): Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Judges
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Europe > 9th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Latin Bible. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.