COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Latin MS 88
Reference Number:
Latin MS 88
Parent Work Title:
Evangelia (Walbeke)
Date Created:
11th century [early]
Description:
Evangelia, eleventh century manuscript written on vellum. 22 lines to a page, in two? fine, small, delicate hands. Bound in modern black morocco, with gold tooling. The Bateman crest (crescent surmounted by star between two wings) is on the back. The manuscript contains a number of decorative initials and inhabited bar borders with animals, angels and other figures.
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Support:
Leather
Creation Site:
Germany
Item Height:
288 mm
Item Width:
155 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Bateman, Thomas, 1821-1861, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
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):
2018-06-11
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB