Manuscript folio leaf of Tractatus in Iohannem by Augustine, 1st half of 12th century
Object type Manuscript / Muniment Record level ItemDetails
- ID
- ms39089
- Title
- Manuscript folio leaf of Tractatus in Iohannem by Augustine, 1st half of 12th century
- Description
- One leaf excised from a manuscript of Augustine Homilies, written in Italy in Caroline minuscule script with coloured white-vine style decoration.
This leaf contains part of homilies 31 and 32. It is a complete folio leaf with double columns of 44 lines, written in brown ink in a slightly rounded Carolingian script of two sizes, ruled in hard point with wide margins showing prickings. The incipits and headline are in red. There are colours present on the decorated initial. This comes from a leaf of a de luxe manuscript. - Collection
- Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections
- Parent record
- Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections Parent record level Collection
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- Date
- [1100 - 1150]
- Archival history
- From a fragmentary manuscript being dispersed since the 1960s, whose other leaves are in a variety of libraries.
- Physical description
- Parchment, 437 x 308mm
- Extent
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- 1 sheet
- Department
- Special Collections - Archive Collections
- Record level
- Item
- Credit line
- Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, ID: ms39089