Manuscripts, Medieval.

Scope and Contents Bible leaf, France, circa 1230. Text: 1 Maccabees 3:27 – 5:37. Latin, on parchment.View rectoView versoThis manuscript is part of an unbound folio titled Original Leaves From Famous Bibles: Nine Centuries...

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Partial codex on vellum. Possibly Italian. Possibly 13th century (or 14th century?). Noted on the envelope: "Sermons, perhaps related to dedication of the Church of St. Michael." (Writing may be that of Dr. Christensen.) Texts and dates to be confirmed through future study.

Abstract

This study collection comprises seventeen written works that were created between 1121 and 1792. These items were collected by Hutchins Library for use as educational resources in the Special Collections and Archives department. They were described as a unit in 2024 to enhance discovery and use. One codex and seven book leaves have been digitized. Researchers may view these images by accessing the individual records and activiating the recto (front) and verso (back) links.

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This collection consists of autographed letters and documents signed by persons of literary, political, or historical note.

Scope and Contents Lectern Bible leaf. Text: Ezekiel 18:7 – 20:7, in Latin (late Gothic script) on parchment. Double columns of 45 lines. Large initials at the start of each chapter alternate red and blue, with penwork in the contrasting color.View recto...

Scope and Contents Miniature Bible leaf. Latin on parchment. Perhaps Dominican? View rectoView verso This manuscript is part of an unbound folio titled Original Leaves From Famous Bibles: Nine Centuries 1121-1935 A.D.: collected...

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Latin texts: Psalm 39:2-4 (recto) and Office of the Dead prayers (verso).

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Digitization funded by CLIR through the Peripheral Manuscripts project, 2022-23.

Scope and Contents Latin text with one blue and two red decorated initial letters. Musical notation: six 4-line staves in red ink with black neumes on recto and verso. Text and dates to be confirmed through future study. View rectoView...

Scope and Contents Pocket Bible leaf from Acts (Acts 12:21 - 13:32), Vulgate. Latin, in Gothic script, on parchment. Double columns of 32 lines. Paris or Southern France. View rectoView verso This manuscript is part of an unbound...

Scope and Contents Small manuscript leaf. Latin. Initials decorated in blue and red. Text, region of origin, and date to be determined. View rectoView verso Digitization funded by CLIR through the Peripheral Manuscripts project,...