Descriptive Information

Title

[New Testament].

Call Number

83.3

Identifier

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/2227mt34m

Publisher

[England], [approximately 1410]

Language

English

Date Created

1410

Format

Manuscript

Extent

11, 243 leaves : parchment ; 18 x 13 cm.

Provenance

Provenance: Belonged (early 16th century) to Walter Mersche in Milkstreet; later to Daniel Rock and to A.J.B. Beresford Hope. Sold from his collection (London, March 23, 1882, no. 392) to B. Quaritch; obtained through B. Quaritch, from the estate of John Henry Ellis.

Source Acquisition

Gift; William H. Scheide, Class of 1936; 2015.

References

De Ricci, p. 2122, no. 13

Rights Statement

No Known Copyright

Contents

Fols. prelim. 1r-11v: [Calendar].

Fols. 1r-195v: [New Testament (Matthew [chapt. 2] to Revelation)]

Fols. 195v-242v: [Concordance and Lectionary].

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title devised by cataloger.

Collation: Parchment ; fol. ii + 11 + 243 + ii ; catchwords (some decorated with human heads) ; modern foliation in pencil.

Layout: 38 lines per page in two columns ; ruled.

Decoration: Calendar opens with a 3-line red, blue and yellow initial. Bible chapters open with illuminated initials with color infill, some have partial or full-page borders. 3-line blue initials with red penwork.

Origin: Written in Northern England (according to the Kalendar) in the early 15th century.

Binding Note

Later binding.19th century, English. Red velvet. Brass centerpiece and four cornerpieces. Two brass clasps. Purple cloth pastedowns and flyleaves.

Discovery Information

Subject

Manuscripts, English (Middle)—New Jersey—Princeton

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

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