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Bible, with prologues and Interpretation of Hebrew names, in Latin

Manuscript
ca. 1250-1280 (made)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Foliation: parchment. i (19th-century paper) ff. 1-3 (medieval fly-leaves) + 366 (foliated 4-369) + ii (19th-century paper) ff.

Number of lines: 60 lines.

Language: Latin.

Script: Gothic hand.

Textual content:
ff. 1r-3r: List of readings for feasts added in a 13th- or 14th-centruy hand.
ff. 4r-279r: Old Testament.
ff. 280r-342r: New Testament.
ff. 343r-365r: Interpretation of Hebrew Names.
ff. 365r-369r: Indications of texts, cited by book and incipit, for specific feasts.

Decoration: decorated initials in red and blue with pen flourishing, one with a figurative design (f. 260r).

Binding: 19th century, England. Ruby-red velvet over boards. Edges of text-block gilded.


Object details

Categories
National Art Library
Books
Manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance
Object type
Manuscript
TitleBible, with prologues and Interpretation of Hebrew names, in Latin
Materials and techniques
Ink and pigments on parchment. Ruby-red velvet binding on wooden boards.
Parchment
Ink
Pigments
Velvet
Wood
Illumination
Brief description
Manuscript, Bible, Italy, ca. 1250-1280.
Physical description
Foliation: parchment. i (19th-century paper) ff. 1-3 (medieval fly-leaves) + 366 (foliated 4-369) + ii (19th-century paper) ff.

Number of lines: 60 lines.

Language: Latin.

Script: Gothic hand.

Textual content:
ff. 1r-3r: List of readings for feasts added in a 13th- or 14th-centruy hand.
ff. 4r-279r: Old Testament.
ff. 280r-342r: New Testament.
ff. 343r-365r: Interpretation of Hebrew Names.
ff. 365r-369r: Indications of texts, cited by book and incipit, for specific feasts.

Decoration: decorated initials in red and blue with pen flourishing, one with a figurative design (f. 260r).

Binding: 19th century, England. Ruby-red velvet over boards. Edges of text-block gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 198mm
  • Width: 140mm
  • Text block height: 145mm
  • Text block width: 90mm
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Reid in 1902.
Object history
(1) Made in Italy for a Franciscan cleric, ca. 1250-1280.
(2) Collection of George Reid, given to the V&A in 1902.
Bibliographic references
  • Ker, N.R. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries I. Oxford: 1967. p. 380
  • Giacomo Baroffio, Iter liturgicum Italicum, Padua: CLEUP, 1999. p. 200, no. 9881 (as 2nd half of the 13th century, Italy?).
  • Watson, R. Illuminated manuscripts and their makers. An account based on the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. London, 2003. p. 70, pl. 106.
  • Watson, R. Western Illuminated Manuscripts.Victoria and Albert Museum. A catalogue of works in the National Art Library from the eleventh to the early twentieth century, with a complete account of the George Reid Collection. London, 2011. vol. 1, pp. 90-93, cat. 14.
Other numbers
  • 22 - Reid Gift
  • KRP.E.5 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
MSL/1902/1677 (Reid 22)

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Record createdAugust 2, 2018
Record URL
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