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Bible (pocket)

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  • Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University

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  • Bible (pocket)
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  • circa 1250
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Description

Description
  • The descriptions and numbering of individual folios may be updated and/or changed in response to further research that may be undertaken on the manuscripts and as additional folios are added to the collection.
  • Place of origin: France (Paris)
  • Codicological notes: Numerous marginal corrections and comments in a contemporary hand, often signaled with tie-marks, and many enclosed in red frames. Remains of leather tabs on exterior margins of folios 76.4, 76.44, 76.68, 76.77, 76.78, 76.90, 76.93, 76.94, 76.95, 76.97, and 76.127. Silver-point illuminator's cartoons on folios. 76.90, 76.93, and 76.95.
  • Decoration: Numerous 2- to 5-line initials in alternating red and blue with penwork in the contrasting color trailing into the margins and intercolumnar space, chapter numbers and running titles in alternating red and blue characters, and capital letters throughout the text stroked in red.
  • Historical notes: Illuminations attributed to the Leber atelier of Paris, ca. 1240

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Item Identifier
  • SPEC.RARE.MS.MR.FRAG.76
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  • Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, SPEC.RARE.MS.MR.FRAG.76

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Extent
  • Layout: Written in 2 columns of 50 lines.
  • 133 leaves : parchment ; 146 x 103 (102 x 70) mm.
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  • The Ohio State University Libraries believes this object is in the Public Domain in the United States; users are responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.

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Bible (pocket) - folio 1 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 2 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 3 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 4b February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 4 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 5 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 6 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 7 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 8 February 24, 2023 Public
Bible (pocket) - folio 9 February 24, 2023 Public