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Opening of psalms, 8-line painted initials for Beatus vir; flourished initials for other psalms, which are counted out in arabic numerals in the margin, [f. 129v]

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Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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University Bible

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Incipit epistola hieronimi presbyter Bible

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Opening of psalms, 8-line painted initials for Beatus vir; flourished initials for other psalms, which are counted out in arabic numerals in the margin

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Opening of psalms, 8-line painted initials for Beatus vir; flourished initials for other psalms, which are counted out in arabic numerals in the margin, [f. 129v]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

University Bible

Incipit epistola hieronimi presbyter Bible

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1230 - 1300 (Questionable)
Place: Oxford ?
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 131
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Folio 1 is inscribed: "e libris Gulielmi Chapple, 1775." Wilberforce Eames acquired it for his library (Brooklyn, NY) in 1926 from W. M. Voynich. Gift of Eames, 1940.
Content: De Ricci, 2313. De Ricci, Supplement, 329. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest. Note in manuscript.
Content: Note pasted into flyleaf says that William Chapple was West Country topographer, according to Dictionary of National Biography.
Content: Part II, 1 scribe
Content: 60 lines in two columns, ruled in pencil, with occasional prickings visible. Interpretation of Hebrew names in four columns.
Content: Part II, parchment
Content: Human and animal figures in opening initial. Occasional animal figures in subsequent initials.
Content: Opening initial and some subsequent initials (6-line, 8-line etc) have long extensions into border, in gold, blue, red etc. Alternating 2-line red and blue initials with opposing penwork. Red and blue chapter #s and book names. Rubrics and placemarkers.
Date: Sources disagree as to place and date of this manuscript. De Ricci places it in England ca. 1300. Guest places it in England, possibly Oxford, ca. 1230s. Later hands write notes in margin, on last folios.
Content: Span of folios for text includes pages of notes.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Latin
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 131
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af9686e0-c5cc-012f-02d7-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1230: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening of psalms, 8-line painted initials for Beatus vir; flourished initials for other psalms, which are counted out in arabic numerals in the margin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1230 - 1300. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e825-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening of psalms, 8-line painted initials for Beatus vir; flourished initials for other psalms, which are counted out in arabic numerals in the margin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 1, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e825-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1230 - 1300). Opening of psalms, 8-line painted initials for Beatus vir; flourished initials for other psalms, which are counted out in arabic numerals in the margin Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e825-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Opening of psalms, 8-line painted initials for Beatus vir; flourished initials for other psalms, which are counted out in arabic numerals in the margin