Detail View: Medieval Collection: Prologue

Image Number: 
JRL1205425
Reference Number: 
Latin MS 116
Previous Accession Number: 
Crawford 133
Image Title: 
Prologue
Parent Work Title: 
Psalter of St. Maximin
Date Created: 
9th century
Page: 
9r
Image Sequence Number: 
009r
Description: 
Text containing preliminary matter to the Psalter, in black Carolingian minuscule, in two columns of 29-30 lines, with titles in red uncials. 'Nam et numerum psalmorum complendo hebrei illum psalmum addunt de quo dicitur pusillus eram inter fratres meos et adolescentior in domo patris mei. Explicit.' Incipit: decorated initial 'P' 'Psalterium ita est quasi magna domus...primus psalmus est quia ita incipit beatus vir.' 'Dicta Sancti Augustini quod sunt virtutes psalmorum' in red uncials. Commencing with a large initial 'C' in red: 'Canticum psalmorum animas decorat...'.
Language Code: 
lat
Subject: 
Christianity
Subject: 
Religion
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
ink
Support: 
Vellum
Item Height: 
420 mm
Item Width: 
325 mm
Current Repository: 
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
Provenance: 
Bibliotheca Bollandiana Bruxellensis
Provenance: 
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
References: 
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)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2011-10-31
Multi Page Number: 
105
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB