Folium from a Medieval Bible, Fragment

Folium from a medieval Bible, II Kings 16:5-17:8, French (Paris) s. xiiimed (mid-thirteenth century); university book production?

In Collection:

• Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

Subject

• Bible
• Manuscripts, Medieval

Language

• lat

Identifier

• Shelf Mark: Fragm.Lat.7

Date created

• 1200s

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 1 page ; 139 x 89 mm (98 x 60 mm)

Geographic coverage

• France--Paris

Coordinates

• 48.85341, 2.3488

Additional physical characteristics

• Latin text in Gothic script (littera minscula gothica textualis rotunda media); ruled in plummet for two columns of writing; double bounding-lines for title and top line of writing-frame; corrected by same hand. Decoration consists in the following: a single pen-flourished littera notabilioris, a D, in blue and red; running header (REGUM of which RE- is visible) in alternating letters of blue and red; indications of chapter in alternating Roman numerals of red and blue; opening letter of each sentence rubricated.
• Vellum.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• manuscripts (documents)
• fragments (object portions)

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 1994-013, Item: 4

Fonds title

• Medieval Studies Collection

Fonds identifier

• SC070

Is referenced by

• Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/medieval-studies-collection
• Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.

Date digitized

• August 3, 2022

Technical note

• Scanned on Betterlight TTI 600 DPI TIFF -- initially at camera height 1100 but felt scans lacked detail. lowered camera to 800. (1/20; 253; copy4) by PD. Metadata by KD.

Permalink

• https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/66486082-bedc-4260-a827-8fc2ed0157a5

Rights

• Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.

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