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  • Gregory the Great, Dialogi [Dialogues]

    Subject
    Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Manuscripts, Medieval, Dialogi (Gregory I, Pope), Christian saints, Legends, and Miracles
    Creator
    Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    approximately 1320 to approximately 1330
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: BR65 G54 1320 and Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.6
    Extent
    98 folios; poor-quality parchment; 16 x 12 x 2 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Italy--Italy, Central
    Coordinates
    42.83829,12.24145
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    "Bound in nineteenth-century half parchment over pasteboard, with a smooth spine bearing a brown leather label with gilt stamped inscription, “S. GREG. / DIALOG. / CODEX / SEC. XV,” similar identification on front parchment flyleaf, mostly effaced, slight staining,...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Purchased by University of Victoria in 2017 from Les Enluminures.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    illuminated manuscripts
    Is Referenced By
    From Les Enluminures website: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/MsLat6_full.pdfSpecial Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized
    2019-10-21/2019-10-23
    Transcript
    Transcription* by Jonathan Harmsworth and Asha Stewart, December 2018: fols. 1r-2rb9 and textual notes for fols. 1r-2rb9 and by Sarah Adam, December 2018: summary description, transcription of fols. 21r-23v, textual notes for fols. 21r-23v, paleography/script guide, and...
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 dpi TIFF (1/20;303;copy 4 stops; camera height 500)Item scanned in acrylic cradle and mylar used to hold pages down during scans. Work completed 21-23 Oct 2019 - PD. Metadata by KD.