COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1205626
Reference Number:
Latin MS 116
Image Title:
Canticles
Parent Work Title:
Psalter of St. Maximin
Date Created:
9th century
Page:
109v
Image Sequence Number:
109v
Description:
Canticles. Incipit Confessio: 'Deus inestimabilis'. The verses are in two columns of 30 lines, in black Carolingian minuscule with titles in red uncials. The initial letters of selected verses are filled with dabs of colour. A large foliage decorated initial 'D' introduces the canticle; part of the title, of a depth of two lines, is infilled in yellow and green.
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
ink
Support:
Vellum
Item Height:
420 mm
Item Width:
325 mm
Provenance:
Bibliotheca Bollandiana Bruxellensis
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
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):
2011-10-31
Multi Page Number:
1110
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Canticles
