Ruskin Bible
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Description
- Title
- Ruskin Bible
- Published / Created
- [between 1225 and 1250]
- Publication Place
- England or Northern France
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of Bible in irregular order; 3 Ezra and Baruch completely omitted as well as many prologues. The text includes chapter divisions introduced in the revision of Stephen Langton, either within text or in margins. With Index of Hebrew names generally attributed to Stephen Langton
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: Written in a small gothic textura, ff. 1-210v above top line, ff. 210r-420v below top line, by several scribes.
Fine historiated and ornamental initials. Historiated initials for most books and some prologues, 12- to 4-line (without ascenders or descenders), blue, brown, orange, green, pink and gold with leafy and geometric designs, many with long bar and/or dragon ascenders and descenders; foliate vine serifs, some inhabited with animals or grotesques, against gold grounds; framed in thin bands of green and gold.
All other books and prologues with ornamental vine-scroll initials; 32- (f. 182v) to 4-line, some incorporating men, animals and grotesques. Initials for chapters, 6- to 2-line, red or blue or divided red and blue with blue and/or red penwork flourishes, some with feather-like designs. Chapter numbers, running titles alternating red and blue letters or numbers. Helical line fillers, in red. Remains of instructions to rubricator.
Lower margin of f. 1 cut away; red ink has bled in certain sections of text. Trimmed, with some loss of marginalia.
Binding: Nineteenth century. Gilt edges. Brown, hard-grained goatskin, blind-tooled with a gold-tooled title. Bound by H. Stamper. - Provenance
- Belonged to John Ruskin of Brantwood (1819-1900). Acquired from H. P. Kraus in 1968 by Edwin J. Beinecke for the Beinecke Library.
- Extent
- ff. ii + i + 420 + ii : 285 x 185 (198 x 112) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 387
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
- Container / Volume
- Box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Manuscripts, Medieval England 13th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
- Langton, Stephen, d. 1228.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Versions
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
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Langton, Stephen, d. 1228
Bible. Latin > Versions
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
England > 13th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Ruskin Bible. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9780210
- Object ID (OID)
- 2011375
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