Bible, 1 Kings (fragment).

Description

Title: Bible, 1 Kings (fragment).
Published / Created: [between 990 and 999]
Publication Place: Germany
Abstract: Manuscript fragment on parchment of the Bible, 1 Kings, containing material from chapters 4, 8, 12, and 14.
Description: In Latin.
Script: written in Caroline minuscule.
Decoration: Large 1-line initials in brown square capitals with the round form of E; smaller 1-line initials written in brown rustic capitals with an enlarged minuscule "e"; punctuated with punctus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus; accents added by later hand; a hand in darker ink altered punctuation and made several corrections.
Condition: many worm holes; the letters have been retraced over earlier letters which were presumably damaged by water; another MS from Lambach with similar water damage is Beinecke MS 481.8.
Provenance: The fragments were used in the binding of Lambach, Stiftsbibliothek, Ccl 316.
Extent: ff. 1-4: 210 x 148 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Germany 10th 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. Kings, 1st
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Germany > 10th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Bible, 1 Kings (fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.