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Here bigyniÞ Þi p[ro]log on Þi sauter : manuscript, [ca. 1400]

Title
Here bigyniÞ Þi p[ro]log on Þi sauter : manuscript, [ca. 1400]

Alternative Title: Psalter in English

Alternative Title: Bible. Psalms. Latin and English
Place of Origin
England
Date
1400
Description
Extent: 204 leaves, bound : ill. ; 33 cm.
print
Subjects
Bible--Psalms--Commentaries
Abstract
English psalter and commentary of Richard Rolle, with Wycliffite interpolations, through Psalm 79, but missing portions of Psalms 78 and 79.
Genre
Manuscripts, Medieval-England-1350-1400.
Manuscripts, Medieval-England-1400-1450.
Illuminations.
Catchwords.
Hairside.
Pricking (parchment marking)
Scribal corrections.
Notes
Written in textualis semi-quadrata in 2 columns of 42 lines; 1 historiated initial; 5 decorated initials, colored initials in blue with red pen-flourishes, foliate borders with corner medallions and sprays, and headings in red. Text ends imperfectly.
Written and illuminated in England, ca. 1400.
Bound in modern brown pigskin, inlaid with Cecil arms from an earlier binding.
In a tray case, 37 cm.
MS Richardson 36. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Also available in an electronic version.
Psalms in Latin with each verse translated into English prose with English commentary.
Series
Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
Repository
Houghton Library, Harvard University

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