Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Heinricus Wolff, of Bamberg, active 1464
2. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 52.

Description

1. 46 leaves, bound : paper, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 301 x 218 mm

Uniform title

1. Bible. Genesis. German.

Alternative title

1. History Bible (fragment of Genesis)

Subject

1. Bible
2. Manuscripts, Medieval
3. Manuscripts, German > Hungary
4. Illumination of books and manuscripts
5. Manuscripts, German > New York (State) > New York
6. Manuscripts, German
7. New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

1. Manuscripts – Hungary – 15th century.
2. Early works.
3. illuminated manuscripts.
4. Manuscripts.
5. Velvet bindings (Binding) – 15th century.

Call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 52

Note

1. Layout: Written in 40 lines per page in two columns, ruled in very light black ink. Prickmarks visible.
2. Decoration: 57 tinted drawings and historiated initials. Historiated initials on gold fields. Some initials never inserted, although space had been left for them and the guideletter written into the space in a tiny cursive hand.
3. Paper description: Crossed keys similar to Briquet 3887.
4. Scribe: Heinricus Wolff of Bamberg.
5. Script: Gothic cursive.
6. Dated by scribe, 1464, August 24.
7. The Spencer manuscript's ff. 1-2 and 12 should correctly be ff. 228-229 and 242 of the Berlin manuscript.

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., suppl.
3. New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list

Cite as (note)

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 52

Language (note)

1. In German and Latin.

Provenance (note)

1. Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1833.

Binding (note)

1. Bound in light blue velvet.

Title

1. Liber Genesis.

Imprint

1. Eberau, Hungary, 1464.

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. 24.
2. Ricci, S de. Medieval and Renaissance mss., suppl. p. 333, no. 52.
3. New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 904.

Cite as:

1. NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 52

Language

1. In German and Latin.

Provenance

1. Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1833.

Binding

1. Bound in light blue velvet.

Source of description

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

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Place of publication

1. Hungary Eberau.

Added author

1. Heinricus Wolff, of Bamberg, active 1464, scribe.
2. New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 52.

Other title

1. History Bible (fragment of Genesis)

Research call number

1. Spencer Coll. MS. 52