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Hand 3, with initial, placemarkers, marginal note, and catchword.

Hand 3 reappears. Initials and rubrics.

Title and opening of Gospel of Matthew. Miniature of Matthew. Elaborate full border with human figures.

Hand 2 and catchword. Initial with penwork, small initials, and rubric.

Hand 2, placemarkers, marginal commentary.

Hand 3, red initials and rubrics.

Large initial, hand 2, border design, opening of main text, initials, rubrics and linefillers, placemarkers.

Shift from hand 2 back to hand 1. Rubrics, 2-line initials with border flourishes.

Opening of gospel of Matthew, with title and miniature of Matthew in elaborate borders.

Hand 2, prologues for Matthew and Apocalypse. 3-line initials with penwork. Rubrics. Explicit.

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Summary

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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religious books manuscripts manuscripts and archives division renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection ca 850 ca 1600 hand prologues matthew apocalypse initials penwork rubrics explicit renaissance and medieval manuscripts medieval medieval manuscript ultra high resolution high resolution
date_range

Date

1275 - 1298
place

Location

Cambrai[?],France
create

Source

New York Public Library
link

Link

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
copyright

Copyright info

Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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Ross, George. Pennsylvania. To Matthew Clarkson, Esq

Caesar Augustus, his wife and son at table, receiving homage and gifts from another king, Cosserosach, and his attendant. Initials, rubrics, linefillers, placemarkers.

Beginning of main text; 5-line initial with elaborate puzzle work and penwork in border. 2-line initial with penwork. Smaller initials. Book name and chapter name. Red daubs as sentence markers.

Carey, Matthew. Philadelphia. To James Houston

DINNER AND PRESENTATION TO MATTHEW A. HENSON [held by] COLORED CITIZENS OF NEW YORK AND VICINITY [at] (TUXEDO NY?)

Initials, border with grotesque. Rubrics, placemarkers.

Explicit of text. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Hand 2 begins? Or perhaps continuation of hand 1? New style of initials. Rubrics and placemarkers.

Explicit., Illuminated medieval manuscript

Matthew Carey - Public domain dedication image

Explicit. Red daubs as placemarkers.

Small initial and penwork. Opening of main text.

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religious books manuscripts manuscripts and archives division renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection ca 850 ca 1600 hand prologues matthew apocalypse initials penwork rubrics explicit renaissance and medieval manuscripts medieval medieval manuscript ultra high resolution high resolution