COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Latin MS 15
Reference Number:
Latin MS 15
Parent Work Title:
S. Cypriani Opera
Translated Parent Work Title:
Cyprian
Date Created:
8th century
Description:
S. Cypriani Opera, eighth-century vellum manuscript, bound in wooden boards, re-covered in modern times with brown leather. 28-29 lines to a page in at least two hands, which show Merovingian characteristics, passing into Carolingian: headings in uncials and in capitals; lines ruled with a dry point. Bateman bookplate is in the cover.
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Support:
Leather
Support:
Wood
Creation Site:
Germany
Item Height:
338 mm
Item Width:
205 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Maimbourg, Pastor, former owner
Provenance:
Bateman, Thomas, 1821-1861, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-11-26
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Academic Project Lead:
David Matthews
Educational Notes:
MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval