Showing posts with label 10th Century. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10th Century. Show all posts

Monday, 20 March 2017

Biblia Sancti Petri Rodensis (BNF Latin 6 (1), 6 (2), 6 (3) and 6 (4))

A man and woman, observed by a group of men, Latin 6 (2), f. 1r.

Colloquial name(s): Biblia Sancti Petri Rodensis, aka Roda Bible, aka Noailles Bible
Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 6 (1), Latin 6 (2), Latin 6 (3) and Latin 6 (4)

Date: 901-1100 (source, source, source, source) or c. 1050-1100 (source)
Origin: Monastery of St Peter of Roda, Catalonia, Spain (source)

Online facsimiles available via: Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica digital library - Latin 6 (1), Latin 6 (2), Latin 6 (3) and Latin 6 (4)

Friday, 13 January 2017

Egmond Gospels (The Hague KB, 76 F 1)

Dirk II and Hildegard present the codex to Egmond Abbey, f. 214v.

Colloquial name(s): Egmond Gospels
Official name(s): The Hague, Koninlijke Bibliotheek, 76 F 1

Date: text, c. 850-875; illumination, c. 900; dedication miniatures, c. 975 (source)
Origin: text, Rheims; illumination, Northern France; dedication miniatures, Ghent (source)


Friday, 6 January 2017

The Beowulf Manuscript (BL Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)

Two men talking with a lertix between them (fire damaged), f. 102r.

Colloquial name(s): The Beowulf Manuscript
Official name(s): British Library Cotton MS Vitellius A XV

Date: various, from 4th quarter of 10th C to 2nd half 16th C (source)
Origin: various, all England (source)

Online facsimile available via: British Library Digitised Manuscripts

Friday, 9 December 2016

The Cædmon manuscript (Bodl. MS Junius 11)

An angel guards the gate of Paradise as Adam and Eve leave, p. 46.

Colloquial name(s): The Cædmon manuscript, the Junius manuscript, the Junius manuscript of Oxford
Official name(s): Great Britain, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Junius 11

Date: c. 1000 (source and source), c. 1000 or c. 930-60 (source)
Origin: Christ Church(?), Canterbury(?), England (source)

Online facsimile available via: LUNA (high-quality but not all folios) and Early Manuscripts at Oxford University (low-quality full facsimile)