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Title
Gospel Lectionary
Additional title: Astor Lectionary
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 900 - 999 (Approximate)
Place: Ottonian [Germany]
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 1
Topics
Lectionaries
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Illuminations
Notes
Content: 1 hand.
Citation/reference: De Ricci, 1315. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest. Library dossier.
Content: Portraits of Evangelists and Christ, Evangelists' symbols.
Biographical/historical: Recent scholarship proposes Corvey, s. X; older scholarship suggested Reichenau or Westphalia. Strips of another ms, sewn into this manuscript, s. XII?
Content: There is an incorrect foliation in ink and another in pencil in the upper right; description follows underlined pencil foliation in upper right.
Physical Description
Extent: Ff. 1-200v : 254 x 183
Parchment
20-23 long lines per page, ruled in drypoint, prickings visible.
5 vellum strips inserted horizontally.
Large illuminated interlace letters. Some purple vellum, written on in gold. Framework in gold and purple. Large (7-line) and small (4-line and 2-line) initials in gold, purple and green.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Text
Languages
Latin
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 001
Photo Order: 60774
Photo Order: 64916
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48bc5980-9ee2-013d-1fee-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 2024: Digitized
  • 9000: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Gospel Lectionary" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 900 - 999. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89620130-9eeb-013d-0806-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Gospel Lectionary" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89620130-9eeb-013d-0806-0242ac110002

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (900 - 999). Gospel Lectionary Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89620130-9eeb-013d-0806-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Gospel Lectionary