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Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number.

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Manuscripts and Archives Division

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COLLECTION
Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection, ca. 850-ca. 1600.

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SUB-COLLECTION
Pocket Bible.

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Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number.

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Title
Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number.
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Pocket Bible.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1240 - 1260
Place: Paris
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 7
Topics
Jonah (Biblical prophet)
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Collection of Marquis de Morante; his sale (1872) to Bachelin. From the R.L. Stuart collection (no. 13880), bequeathed 1892.
Content: 2-line red initials with bluish/purple penwork, red chapter numbers, red and blue book names, red placemarkers.
Content: De Ricci states that Luke 15-23 pages are written in a 15th century Italian hand.
Content: De Ricci, 1316. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest.
Content: Luke 15-23 has 46 lines in two columns, ruled in very light red, prickings visible.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f532c8e0-c5ca-012f-3642-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1240: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1240 - 1260. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e389-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 31, 2020. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e389-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1240 - 1260). Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number. Retrieved from http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e389-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e389-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number., (1240 - 1260)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 31, 2020 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Illuminated initial showing Jonah and the whale, 2-line initial with penwork, rubric, book name and chapter number.