COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Man4MedievalVC~4~4
Medieval Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL1204471
image_number
JRL1204471
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Latin MS 98
reference_number
Latin MS 98
Reference Number
false
Previous Accession Number:
Crawford 110
Image Title:
Illuminated initial 'B'
image_title
Illuminated initial 'B'
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Evangelia Ottonis
parent_work_title
Evangelia Ottonis
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Gospels
alternative_parent_work_title
Gospels
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Ottonian Gospel Book
translated_parent_work_title
Ottonian Gospel Book
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Master of the Registrum Gregorii
creator
Master of the Registrum Gregorii
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Scribe
creator_role
Scribe
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
996-1002
date_created
996-1002
Date Created
false
Page:
1v
page
1v
Page
false
Image Sequence Number:
001v
image_sequence_number
001v
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Illuminated zoomorphic initial 'B'. Outer frame gold, edged with red; four small leaves in gold at the angles. Inner frame of three main bands, separated by red lines. The outermost and broadest is of acanthus-foliage, in white on dark blue: the next, narrow plain gold: the innermost, gold scroll work on light purple. At the angles, four squares of light red, with a four petalled flower in white and gold. The main ground purple, with some small ornaments of white occupied by the initial 'B' of minuscule form, of gold edged with red, containing panels of white and green. It has knots of plaited work and a dragon's head. round the letter 'B' are the letters: 'E', 'A', 'Ti', 'S' (Beatis) in gold - some filled with green. Below, two lines of gold unicials: 'Simo papae Damaso Hieronimus'. Gospel book commissioned by Otto II [955-983] or Otto III [983-1002].
description
Illuminated zoomorphic initial 'B'. Outer frame gold, edged with red; four small leaves in gold at the angles. Inner frame of three main bands, separated by red lines. The outermost and broadest is of acanthus-foliage, in white on dark blue: the next, narrow plain gold: the innermost, gold scroll work on light purple. At the angles, four squares of light red, with a four petalled flower in white and gold. The main ground purple, with some small ornaments of white occupied by the initial 'B' of minuscule form, of gold edged with red, containing panels of white and green. It has knots of plaited work and a dragon's head. round the letter 'B' are the letters: 'E', 'A', 'Ti', 'S' (Beatis) in gold - some filled with green. Below, two lines of gold unicials: 'Simo papae Damaso Hieronimus'. Gospel book commissioned by Otto II [955-983] or Otto III [983-1002].
Description
false
Language Code:
lat
language
lat
Language Code
false
Subject:
Christianity
subject
Christianity
Subject
false
Subject:
Religion
subject
Religion
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique_used
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Creation Site:
Germany: Trier
creation_site
Germany: Trier
Creation Site
false
Item Height:
240 mm
item_height
240 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
193 mm
item_width
193 mm
Item Width
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
provenance
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Bibliotheca Bollandiana Bruxellensis
provenance
Bibliotheca Bollandiana Bruxellensis
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___work
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
Access Rights
false
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)
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)
References
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-10-20
Multi Page Number:
40
multi_page_number
40
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
false