Detail View: Medieval Collection: Canticles; creed of St. Athanasius
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Image Number:
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JRL1205596
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 116
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Image Title:
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Canticles; creed of St. Athanasius
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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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Page:
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94v
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Image Sequence Number:
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094v
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Description:
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Canticles; hymns, including the creed of St. Athanasius. 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. The conclusion of the creed is followed by the title 'Ymnus ad nocturnas dominicis diebus' which is written in a near contemporary hand. The text begins 'Nocte surgentes...', with the initial of each verse capitalised and rubricated. 'Ad mat.' in red uncials in the hand as above, followed by 'Ecce iam noctis tenuatur umbra'.
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Language Code:
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lat
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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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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960
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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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