Pauline epistles, with commentary of Gilbert de la Porree
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Description
- Title
- Pauline epistles, with commentary of Gilbert de la Porree
- Creator
- Gilbert, de La Porrée, approximately 1075-1154
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1150]
- Publication Place
- France
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment of Pauline Epistles (Epistola ad Romanos 2.27 through Epistola ad Hebreos 11.34), with commentary of Gilbert de la Porree. With Argumenta, later additions, all attributed to Hugo de Sancto Caro or Peter Lombard
- Description
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In Latin.
Script: Written in fine early gothic bookhand in two sizes of script, above top line.
Three illuminated initials at beginning of first three Epistles of excellent quality, ff. 34v, 69v, 86v, 8- to 5-line, with descenders extending into margins, red, blue, green and beige against gold ground. Bodies of initials filled with stylized scrolling foliage, bright blue, red, green, orange, silver and yellow with white highlights against gold ground. Descenders serve as a trellis for similar scrolls, some ending in biting animal's heads or fantastic birds. Scrolling foliage, f. 86v, inhabited by beasts of a canine variety, white with red shading. The decoration of manuscript is unfinished; f. 99r pen and ink underdrawing for an initial as above, with only touches of red added; blank spaces left for initals for remaining Epistles. Small initials, 3-line, gold with red penwork, for beginning of commentary for each Epistle. Headings in red or alternating red and blue majuscules. Plain initials touched with red. Running titles, later addition, in red.
Binding: Twentieth century, United States (?). Half bound in dark red goatskin with gold-tooled lettering on the spine ("St. Paul/ Epistulae cum commento/ MS. 12th Cent."), marbled paper sides, and yellow edges. - Provenance
- Purchased from L. C. Witten in 1957 by Thomas E. Marston.
- Extent
- ff. iii + 165 + iii : 293 x 215 (215 x 150) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Marston MS 152
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Commentaries
Manuscripts, Medieval France 12th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven. - Subject (Name)
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Gilbert, de La Porrée, approximately 1075-1154.
Hugh, of Saint-Cher, Cardinal, approximately 1200-1263.
Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160. - Subject (Topic)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval - Subjects
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Gilbert, de La Porrée, approximately 1075-1154
Hugh, of Saint-Cher, Cardinal, approximately 1200-1263
Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1100-1160
Bible > Commentaries
Bible. Epistles of Paul
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
France > 12th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Pauline Epistles, with Commentary of Gilbert de la Porree. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9811067
- Object ID (OID)
- 2043634
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