Detail View: Medieval Collection: Prologue to Matthew

Image Number: 
JRL1204054
Reference Number: 
Latin MS 31
Link to Catalogue: 
Latin Manuscripts
Image Title: 
Prologue to Matthew
Parent Work Title: 
Nicolaus de Lyra super Bibliam
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Nicholas of Lyra's Commentary on the Bible
Creator: 
Nicholas, of Lyra, ca. 1270-1349
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Ugolino Marini Gibertuzzi of Sarnano
Creator Role: 
Scribe
Display Creator: 
Nicholas, of Lyra, ca. 1270-1349
Date Created: 
14th-15th century [finished 1402]
Volume: 
3
Page: 
1r
Image Sequence Number: 
001r
Description: 
Prologue to Matthew: full decorated border of foliage; medallions with gothic letters, the head of a leopard, the head of a girl facing left, Gabriel and the Virgin kneeling; illuminated. At the bottom the Malatesta arms. Inhabited initial: Christ sat with book, blessing; evangelistic emblems above and below him. The text is written in double columns.
Language Code: 
lat
Subject: 
Christianity
Subject: 
Religion
Subject: 
Bible--Commentaries
Subject: 
Bible
Subject: 
Bible. N.T. Gospels
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Technique Used: 
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Vellum
Creation Site: 
Italy--Pesaro
People Covered: 
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
People Covered: 
Jesus Christ
Item Height: 
440 mm
Item Width: 
272 mm
Current Repository: 
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
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
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
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): 
2011-10-19
Multi Page Number: 
35
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2012-07
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB