Bible, Sirach (fragment).

Description

Title: Bible, Sirach (fragment).
Published / Created: [between 1100 and 1150].
Publication Place: Italy
Abstract: Manuscript fragment on parchment of the biblical book of Sirach; the text includes the headings for chapters LXXXII through LXXXVII
Description: In Latin.
Script: written in a late Caroline minuscule.
Decoration: 3- to 7-line initials are red uncials; 1-line initials are black uncials; chapter headings are written in red minuscule in a larger module; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation added by a later hand.
Provenance: Gift of the Yale University Library Associates; purchased from Kraus in 1948.
Extent: ff. 1 : 424 x 317 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 12th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Topic): Manuscripts, Medieval
Versions
Vulgate
Subjects: Bible. Sirach
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Bible. Latin > Versions > Vulgate
Italy > 12th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Bible, Sirach (fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.