COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1205592
Reference Number:
Latin MS 116
Image Title:
Canticles
Parent Work Title:
Psalter of St. Maximin
Date Created:
9th century
Page:
92v
Image Sequence Number:
092v
Description:
Canticles: conclusion of the Te Deum; Gloria in excelsis. The verses are in two columns of 31 lines, in black Carolingian minuscule, with titles in red uncials. The initial letter of each verse is capitalised and infilled with colour. Gloria in Excelsis begins with a large, coloured initial. The title of the following hymn is at the foot of the second column. Part of the left hand margin has been cut away resulting in a slight cropping of the text.
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
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:
940
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Canticles
