Detail View: Medieval Collection: Prologue
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Image Number:
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JRL1205431
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 116
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Previous Accession Number:
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Crawford 133
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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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12r
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Image Sequence Number:
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012r
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Description:
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The original hand is resumed. Preliminary matter to the psalter; two columns of 30 lines, in black Carolingian minuscule, interspersed with headings in red uncials. Incipit 'Expositio Alleluia aput Caldeos' introduces 'Alleluia est laus tibi soli'. 'Item apud Hebreos' introduces 'Alleluia est laus tibi benedictus'. Incipit 'Prefatio glorie aput Caldeos' introduces 'Gloria est terra laudat'. 'Interpretatio psalmus ex octo per singulas litteras', followed by letters of the Greek alphabet with their Hebrew names. Incipit 'Expositio omnium psalmorum'. A large zoomorphic initial 'P' filled with interlace, and with acanthus terminations introduces 'Primus psalmus ad Christi pertinet....'.
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Language Code:
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lat
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Christianity
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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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135
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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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