Item Summary

Manuscript, New Testament, Middle English, later Wycliffite version. Preceded by a Calendar and Lessons and followed by a Concordance and Lectionary, probably for use in a church dedicated to St. Martin.

Descriptive Information

Title
Bible, New Testament, Middle English.
Call Number
83.3
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/2227mt34m
Publisher
England, [ca. 1410]
Language
Middle English
Date Created
1410
Extent
11, 242 leaves (modern foliation) : parchment ; 18 x 13 cm.
Provenance
Provenance: Belonged (early 16th century) to Walter Mersche in Milkstreet; later to Daniel Rock (1709-1871) and to A.J.B. Beresford Hope (1830-1887); his sale (London, March 23, 1882, no. 392) to B. Quaritch; obtained through B. Quaritch, from the estate of John Henry Ellis.
References
De Ricci, p. 2122, no. 13
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Contents
fols. 1r-11v: Calendar.
fols. 1r-175v: New Testament (Matthew [chapt. 2] to Revelation)
fols. 175v-242v: Concordance and Lectionary.
Notes
Ms. codex.
Decoration: Illuminated initials and full-page borders.
Origin: Written in Northern England (according to the Kalendar) in the early 15th century.
Binding Note
19th century. English red velvet with brass ornaments.

Discovery Information

Subject
Manuscripts, English (Middle)—New Jersey—Princeton
Initials (layout features)—15th century
Manuscripts—England—15th century
Parchment
Velvet bindings

Physical Characteristics

File Count
520

Institutional Information

Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f07dbbfe-f2df-4ffd-883b-40b73fce3211/manifest