Detail View: Medieval Collection: Prologue
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Image Number:
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JRL1205423
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 116
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Image Title:
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Prologue
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Parent Work Title:
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Psalter of St. Maximin
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Date Created:
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9th century
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Page:
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8r
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Image Sequence Number:
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008r
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Description:
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Introductory page containing preliminary matter to the psalter. Large zoomorphic initial 'P' filled with interlace and acanthus leaf decoration, and with interlace finials. The bowl of the 'P' is formed by a bird's body bent backwards; the acanthus decoration in the stem is more classical in style than the rest of the large initials in the book. The elements of the colour scheme are red, purple, black, blue, green and yellow. 'Psalterium. Inquirendum est In cuius lingua dicitur. Psalterium grecum est': selected lines of opening words in red capitals, or in black infilled with colour. Main text in black, Carolingian minuscule, in two columns.
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Language Code:
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lat
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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Item Height:
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420 mm
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Item Width:
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325 mm
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Current Repository:
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John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Bibliotheca Bollandiana Bruxellensis
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-10-31
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Multi Page Number:
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95
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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