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Additional authors

1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 22

Description

1. 134 leaves, bound : parchment, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 312 x 225 mm

Alternative title

1. Picture Bible and Illustrated Lives of Saints.

Subject

1. Bible -- Versions -- Early works to 1800
2. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- France
3. Illumination of books and manuscripts
4. Christian hagiography
5. Christian saints -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
6. Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- New York (State) -- New York

Genre/Form

1. Hagiographies.
2. Manuscripts – France – 14th century.
3. Vellum (parchment)
4. Morocco bindings (Binding) – England – 19th century.
5. Early works.

Call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 22

Language

1. Multiple languages

Note

1. Adaptation of King Sancho's Bible (Amiens, Bibl. Municipale, Ms. lat. 108), with style and dress adapted to contemporary fashions.
2. Ms. originally contained at least 170 leaves, with 930 illustrations.
3. Layout: 13-56 lines per page in one column; most pages have a narrow column of text flanked by a column of miniatures, but there is a variety of formats. Prickmarks, quire signatures and catchwords visible.
4. Decoration: 843 miniatures. 1-line red and blue initials. 2-line and 3-line red and blue initials with opposing-color penwork. Red, blue and gold frames around miniatures. Large blue opening initial on gold field.
5. Script: Gothic.
6. Incipit: In dei nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti et cetera. Au nom du pere et du fil et du saint espirit qui est commencement de toutes choses visibles et invisibles qui est senz commencement et senz fin.

Access (note)

1. Restricted use.

Indexed in (note)

1. The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005)
2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss.

Cite as (note)

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 22

Language (note)

1. In Latin and French.

Provenance (note)

1. May have belonged to Jeanne II, Queen of Navarre. Library of John Perceval, fourth Earl of Egmont.

Binding (note)

1. Red marocco binding by C. Lewis, with gilt border, rounded sides, and gilt edges, 19th century.

Source of description (note)

1. Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0.

Title

1. Biblia historiale.

Imprint

1. Paris, France, approximately 1325.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Access

1. Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed in:

1. The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 20.
2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., p. 1340, no. 22.

Cite as:

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 22

Provenance

1. May have belonged to Jeanne II, Queen of Navarre. Library of John Perceval, fourth Earl of Egmont.

Binding

1. Red marocco binding by C. Lewis, with gilt border, rounded sides, and gilt edges, 19th century.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Place of publication

1. France Paris

Added author

1. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 22.

Other title

1. Picture Bible and Illustrated Lives of Saints.

Research call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 22