Apocryphal Gospel Books and Miracles of the Virgin

Description

Title: Apocryphal Gospel Books and Miracles of the Virgin
Published / Created: [between 1350 and 1399]
Publication Place: Northwestern Italy
Abstract: Manuscript on paper of Apocryphal Gospel Books and Miracles of the Virgin, including 1) Evangelium infantiae; 2) Liber passionis et resurrectionis Iesu Christi; 3) miracle legends about the Virgin
Description: In Italian.
Script: Copied by two scribes. Hand 1, the notary Franciscus Salvator (Francesco Salvatore) from Ventimiglia, copied artt. 1-4 in Gothica Semihybrida Libraria (Mercantesca). Hand 2 copied artt. 5-6 in Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Currens (Mercantesca).
Decoration: Long red headings up to f. 29r (artt. 1-2). In artt. 3-4, space for headings was provided, but they were not executed. Space was reserved for 2-line initials, but these were not executed. Artt. 4 and 5 are undecorated; there are no guide letters for the 1-line initials at the opening of each of these articles, for which space was reserved.
Binding: 20th century, brown leather and wooden boards. Spine has three raised bands.
Provenance: MS 171 in the collection of Bernard M. Rosenthal, Berkeley, CA. Purchased from him on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund.
Extent: ff. 47: 285 x 210 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Italian

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 14th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: Paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Bible
Subject (Topic): Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Bible
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Italy > 14th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Apocryphal Gospel Books and Miracles of the Virgin. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.