Manuscript leaf of glossed Gospel of John, 1200s

Date:

1200

Description:

Leaf from a glossed Gospel of John, containing the text of John 7.25-39, written in northern France, probably Paris. The page is laid out in three columns, with the Bible text in a formal Gothic script on 24-25 lines in the center column (but frequently extending into the gloss columns on both sides) and the commentary text in 50 lines. The Bible text also has interlinear glosses. Plummet ruling and pricking visible. Red and blue initials with contrasting penwork, running heads and paragraph marks in alternately red and blue letters.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

From a manuscript formerly in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (probably Ms. 13805) and Spurgeon's College, London (Ms. 1); Sold by Bernard Quaritch (London), cat. 1348 (2007), no. 16.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Fragments (object portions); Commentaries; Glosses (annotations); Manuscripts, Medieval; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment; 361 x 248 (text 224 x 135) mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 591 Folder 18

Collection:

Manuscript Fragment Collection