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Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. Large decorated initials. Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page, [f. 95r]

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Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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Gospel Lectionary

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Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. Large decorated initials. Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page, [f. 95r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Gospel Lectionary

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
Initials
Genres
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.
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: 66214
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ddefbba0-c5ca-012f-0f8c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

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

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. Large decorated initials. Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 900 - 999. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4b4d7a0-073c-013d-7d4e-0242ac110004

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. Large decorated initials. Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4b4d7a0-073c-013d-7d4e-0242ac110004

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (900 - 999). Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. Large decorated initials. Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4b4d7a0-073c-013d-7d4e-0242ac110004

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Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. Large decorated initials. Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page