Detail View: Medieval Collection: Frontispiece
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Image Number:
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JRL1205535
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 116
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Image Title:
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Frontispiece
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Alternative Image Title:
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Psalm one hundred and one
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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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Description:
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Frontispiece marking the commencement of the third division of the psalter (the psalter is divided into three fifties). The folio is occupied by the title to Psalm one hundred and one, 'Domine exaudi oratione meam et clamor meus ad te veniat'. Occupying three quarters of the page is a zoomorphic initial 'D' filled with panels of interlace, rosettes, lozenges and stylised foliage. The 'N' and 'E' of 'Domine' are elided and filled with interlace; the 'N' is zoomorphic. The remainder of the title is in red uncials, coloured capitals and black capitals infilled with colour. The elements of the colour scheme are red, purple, black, blue, green and yellow.
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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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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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655
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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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