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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0906208dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 895
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English MS 895
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Previous Accession Number:
R78096
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Pilate writes to the Roman Emperor about Jesus
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Pilate writes to the Roman Emperor about Jesus
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Parent Work Title:
Process of The Passion; The Gospel of Nicodemus
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Process of The Passion; The Gospel of Nicodemus
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Acts of Pilate
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Acts of Pilate
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Acta Pilate
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Acta Pilate
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Date Created:
15th century
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15th century
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Page:
125r
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Page
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Image Sequence Number:
125r
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125r
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Description:
Gospel of Nicodemus: Pilate writes to the Roman Emperor Tiberius about Jesus. The text ends 'And also Pylate lete wry le a þystle to þe Cite of Rome and to þe Emperour Tyberyas Cesar of all Cristes passyon. Now god for hys much, myght yeue us grace such beleuv to have Wher þorowe We mowe come to endles blysse, Amen'. The proverb 'A wanton wyfe and backe dore Sonne will make a ryche man poore' appears after the explicit. The written space is 140 x 65 mm in a secretary-influenced short-r anglicana formata.
description
Gospel of Nicodemus: Pilate writes to the Roman Emperor Tiberius about Jesus. The text ends 'And also Pylate lete wry le a þystle to þe Cite of Rome and to þe Emperour Tyberyas Cesar of all Cristes passyon. Now god for hys much, myght yeue us grace such beleuv to have Wher þorowe We mowe come to endles blysse, Amen'. The proverb 'A wanton wyfe and backe dore Sonne will make a ryche man poore' appears after the explicit. The written space is 140 x 65 mm in a secretary-influenced short-r anglicana formata.
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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enm-GB
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Subject:
Christianity
subject
Christianity
Subject
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Subject:
Religion
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Religion
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Subject:
Theology--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500
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Theology--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500
Subject
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Subject:
Apocryphal Gospels
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Apocryphal Gospels
Subject
false
Subject:
Apocryphal books (New Testament)
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Apocryphal books (New Testament)
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
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Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
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1 BCE - 500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
People Covered:
Jesus Christ
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Jesus Christ
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false
People Covered:
Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D.
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Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D.
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Pilate, Pontius, 1st cent.
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Pilate, Pontius, 1st cent.
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false
Item Height:
233 mm
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233 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
140 mm
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140 mm
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Dunn, George, of Woolley Hall, near Maidenhead.
provenance
Dunn, George, of Woolley Hall, near Maidenhead.
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Taylor, Thomas
provenance
Taylor, Thomas
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Hockmon, John
provenance
Hockmon, John
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Senleger, John, Sir
provenance
Senleger, John, Sir
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Freme, Henry
provenance
Freme, Henry
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Worthye, Roberte
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Worthye, Roberte
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false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.28.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.28.
References
false
References:
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 426-27. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
references
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 426-27. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
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Bibliographic Citation:
Hulme, William Henry (ed.), 'The Middle-English Harrowing of hell and Gospel of Nicodemus', Early English Text Society, Extra Series, vol. 100 (London: 1907), pp. xxxii sqq.
bibliography
Hulme, William Henry (ed.), 'The Middle-English Harrowing of hell and Gospel of Nicodemus', Early English Text Society, Extra Series, vol. 100 (London: 1907), pp. xxxii sqq.
Bibliographic Citation
false
Notes:
British Library Egerton MS 2658 and Stonyhurst College Manuscript 43 B. xliii both contain the same pieces or piece, but are in different dialects, somewhat later in date, and do not contain the marginal additions mentioned, see bibliography note above. Photographs from the Stonyhurst manuscript supplying the text of the missing folios of the Rylands manuscript may be consulted in the Library as they have been made with the kind permission of the Rev. Fr. Rector of Stonyhurst.
notes
British Library Egerton MS 2658 and Stonyhurst College Manuscript 43 B. xliii both contain the same pieces or piece, but are in different dialects, somewhat later in date, and do not contain the marginal additions mentioned, see bibliography note above. Photographs from the Stonyhurst manuscript supplying the text of the missing folios of the Rylands manuscript may be consulted in the Library as they have been made with the kind permission of the Rev. Fr. Rector of Stonyhurst.
Notes
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Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers Maggs Bros for £30.00 in February 1937.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers Maggs Bros for £30.00 in February 1937.
Cost
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-12-10
Multi Page Number:
1255
multi_page_number
1255
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB