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- 14th century (Creation)
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1 volume containing 626 leaves
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Unknown.
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The original binding was removed when the manuscript was taken out of Spain many years before 1859. It belonged to a Spanish lawyer who, obliged to leave Spain owing to his political opinions, resided in England as a refugee for some years. The manuscript was rebound in England, c1856.
GB 0103 MS LAT 9 14th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 626 leaves Unknown
Unknown.
The original binding was removed when the manuscript was taken out of Spain many years before 1859. It belonged to a Spanish lawyer who, obliged to leave Spain owing to his political opinions, resided in England as a refugee for some years. The manuscript was rebound in England, c1856.
Presented to University College London in 1859 by William Steere, barrister.
Biblia Latina: fourteenth-century Latin Bible. An insert pasted inside (f 1*r), dated 1859, details the manuscript's later history.
Open.
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Latin. Gothic minuscule hand.
Parchment manuscript in 19th-century binding of oak boards and red calf with brass clasps. One hand throughout. Probably written in Spain. The folios are numbered by a modern hand at the bottom of each one. The text has been written continuously in two columns. The heading of each folio is in red. Initial letters of words throughout the text are crossed through vertically in red. Small initials are alternately in red, flourished with blue, and vice versa. Sixty-nine larger initials (beginning text of Bible books and arguments) contain fine miniatures on a blue background. The top of each folio bears the name of the Bible book in alternate blue and red letters. Portions of several of the folios have been cut away, obviously bearing miniatures. 38cm.
Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.
Revised by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. 1999, revised Jul 2001 Ancient religions Bibles Christianity Religions Religious doctrines Religious texts Theology
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Presented to University College London in 1859 by William Steere, barrister.
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Biblia Latina: fourteenth-century Latin Bible. An insert pasted inside (f 1*r), dated 1859, details the manuscript's later history.
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Open.
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Normal copyright restrictions apply.
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- English
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- Latin
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Latin. Gothic minuscule hand.
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Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English