Manuscript leaf from Aurora, 1200s

Name:

Peter Riga, approximately 1140-1209

Date:

1200

Description:

Manuscript leaf from the Exodus section of Peter Riga's Aurora (verses 90-168 in the Beichner edition), a paraphrase of the Bible in verse. The manuscript was ruled for 40 lines and written in a Gothic hand. Pricking and ruling visible. Blue initials with minimal red flourishes. Trimmed corners and creases due to use of the leaf for the binding of another volume.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by William Salloch (Ossining, N.Y.), 1979.

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Paraphrases; Fragments (object portions); Commentaries; Commentaries; Poems; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Medieval

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment; 257 x 181 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 591 Folder 5

Collection:

Manuscript Fragment Collection