GB 0103 MS GERM 20 - Passion of Christ Manuscript

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0103 MS GERM 20

Title

Passion of Christ Manuscript

Date(s)

  • Late 15th century (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 volume containing 166 leaves

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Unknown.

Archival history

GB 0103 MS GERM 20 Late 15th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 166 leaves Unknown
Unknown.

Presented to University College London by Sir Edgar Speyer in 1911.

Manuscript volume, late 15th century: Passio Christi (the Passion of Christ), including a detailed description of the Crucifixion.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.
German, Bavarian dialect. Gothic cursive scripts.
Paper manuscript in contemporary binding of oak boards, covered in sheepskin which overhangs the boards, fastening with a brass clasp. Two hands. Initials, paragraph marks and underlining in red. 15cm.

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.

Cf British Library, Manuscript Collections, Add MS 25089, which contains another identical copy of this account of the Passion of Christ.

Compiled 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. Ancient religions Christianity Religions Religious doctrines Religious texts Theology

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Presented to University College London by Sir Edgar Speyer in 1911.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Manuscript volume, late 15th century: Passio Christi (the Passion of Christ), including a detailed description of the Crucifixion.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

German, Bavarian dialect. Gothic cursive scripts.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Cf British Library, Manuscript Collections, Add MS 25089, which contains another identical copy of this account of the Passion of Christ.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

University College London

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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