COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1205348
Reference Number:
Latin MS 104
Image Title:
Book three: Chapter 54
Alternative Image Title:
Book three: Chapter 55
Parent Work Title:
Smaragdus's Commentary on the Rule of St Benedict
Creator:
Smaragdus, Abbot of St. Mihiel, fl. 809-819
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
9th-10th century
Page:
161v
Image Sequence Number:
161v
Description:
Book three: Chapter 54; Chapter 55. Chapter fifty five commences with the title in green capitals filled with red (On the Clothing and Footwear of the Brothers). The accompanying initial is in the form of a peacock. The text is written in a Visigothic minuscule on lines ruled with dry point. There are 27 lines to a page. The text of the Rule is written in red or green ink. Coloured or decorated initials are sometimes used, particularly following extracts from the Rule and to denote the start of the chapters.
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
ink
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
Spain--Andalusia--Córdoba--Cardeña
Item Height:
252 mm
Item Width:
190 mm
Current Repository:
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
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):
26/10/2011
Multi Page Number:
1630
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Book three: Chapter 54
