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South English legendary (fragment)
Title
South English legendary (fragment)
Created
England, [ca. 1400-1450]
Physical Description
1 l.: parchment ; 182 x 157 mm
Language
English, Middle (1100-1500)
Notes
Leaf has been trimmed for use in a binding.
Layout: single-column. Now 28 lines.
Script: early Anglicana.
Decoration: rubricated.
In Middle English.
Provenance
Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript leaf, on parchment, containing portions of the life of Saint Mary of Egypt and the opening of the life of Saint Alphage.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 18, 2018
References
Takamiya, Toshiyuki. "A Handlist of Western Medieval Manuscripts in the Takamiya Collection ." In The Medieval Book: Glosses from Friends and Colleagues of Christopher de Hamel, edited by Richard Linenthal, James Marrow and William Noel, 421-437. 't Goy-Houten: Hes & De Graff, 2010.
South English Legendary (Fragment). Takamiya MS 139. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
South English Legendary (Fragment). Takamiya MS 139. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Medieval - England - 15th century.
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