Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Latin MS 116
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- Manchester Digital Collections
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- The John Rylands Library
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- Latin MS 116
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- Language
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- Latin
- Title
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- Kalendar
- Table of 19-year paschal cycle, unfinished
- Preliminary matter to the Psalter
- Preliminary matter to the Psalter
- Cantica
- Cantica Ambrosi Epi. hymnus dome nocte ad nocturnam
- Hymni ad matutinum de aduentu
- Hymni in pascha Dom. ad mat.
- Ad uesp. in pascha dom.
- In pasca ad laudes ymnus
- Hic est dies uerus dei
- Hymni ad festiuitatem S. Marie Virginis
- Hymni in Nat. App. Petri et Pauli.
- Hymni in festium SS. Martyrum
- De martyribus
- De martyribus
- Hymni ad (so) eadem festiuitate martyris
- Sic ter quaternis trahitur
- Hymni in anniuersario sacratione basilice
- Hymnis de aduentu dom. ad noct.
- Cantica temporalia dominicas noctes
- Item de Esaia
- Cantica de resurrectione domini in Oseę prophetę
- Cantica Temporalia per dominicae
- Cantica de aduentu domini
- Cantica de natiu. domini
- Ora quando pro te ipso sl cantas. Liberator animarum mundi redemptor; Auctor salutis unice; Audite me diuini fructus (Ecclus.). Gaudens gaudebo, Non uocaberis
- Confessio
- Oratio S. Marie matris domini
- Oratio D. I. C. qui celum et terram fecisti
- Domine deus creator omnium confiteor tibi omnia peccata
- Psalmi de poenitentia numero vii
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- Agent
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- Preferred form
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- Joseph William Zaehnsdorf (1853-1930)
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- Joseph William Zaehnsdorf, (b. 1853, d, 1930), bookbinder
- Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William, 1853-1930
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- Preferred form
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- James Ludovic Lindsay (comte de Crawford, 1847-1913)
- Role
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- Former owner
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- James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), 26th Earl of Crawford
- Lindsay, James Ludovic, 1847-1913
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- Lindsay, James Ludovic, Earl (1847-1913)
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford
- Lindsay, James Ludovic (1847-1913)
- James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), peer and collector
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, 1847-1913
- Crawford, James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl of, 1847-1913
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford 1847-1913
- James Ludovic Lindsay, 1847-1913, 26th Earl of Crawford
- James Ludovic Lindsay 1847-1913, 26th Earl of Crawford
- Lindsay, James Ludovic, 1847-1913, 26th Earl of Crawford
- James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford of Haigh Hall
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- Preferred form
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- John Philip Edmond (1850-1906)
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- John Philip Edmond, (b. 1850, d, 1906), librarian
- Edmond, John Philip, 1850-1906
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- Description
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- Extent:
ff. 116 (i+113+ii) Leaf height: 420 mm, width: 325 mm.
Binding:
The morocco pulloff case containing this manuscript (which was then numbered '133') was ordered from Joseph William Zaehnsdorf, (b. 1853, d, 1930), bookbinder on 13th Dec. 1900 (CLL, Oct.-Dec. 1900, No. 1107).
Decoration:
The book furnishes magnificent examples of the Continental-Celtic style of decoration. No gold is used: the elements of the colour scheme are bright red, purple, black, green, yellow. The rosettes and interlacings of the Celtic school are combined with acanthus-leaf, and foliage-terminations. Birds' heads are a frequent feature. The general appearance onhe large pieces of ornament is light, bright, and gay. The important initials are the following:
Folio 8r: Initial P to prologue. The loop of the P formed by a bird's body, bent backwards. The stem of the P shows more traces of the classical style than the rest. In the loop and at the top and bottom of the letter Celtic interlacings are used.
Folio 12r: A much smaller initial P.
On the margin of folio 14r: an outline sketch of Christ or an Apostle, holding a book and blessing.
Folio 15v wholly occupied by the title to the Psalter with initial I, the length of the page, the remainder of the title being in capitals, which are outlined in ink and painted in colour. The stem of the I contains three panels of exceedingly fine interlaced work. Small portions have been cut away with the left margin.
Folio 16r occupied by the first words of the Psalter, with large initial B and text in capitals, filled with colour: the first four lines consist of capitals drawn in double lines, as on 15v; the rest are written in ink and the interiors filled with dabs of colour. The B is in a rather pale colour and has in the stem and loops beautiful rosettes, as well as panels of interlaced work. Birds' or serpents' heads terminate the loops. The initials to the Psalms have a slight amount of ornament: those to the verses are filled with dabs of colour.
Noticeable initials are on folios 26v (Ps. xxvi), 29r (xxxi), 33r (xxxvii), 33v (xxxviii) and 37r (xlv).
Folio 40r is occupied by the beginning of the second quinquagenary (Ps. Ii) with a splendid initial Q in the form of a P facing to left. Both the stem and loop of this contain splendid panels of ornament. The title and beginning of text are in coloured capitals.
Smaller on folios 40v (Iii), 43r (lviii), 45v (lxiv), 50r (lxxii) and 54v (lxxix).
The initials on the two inserted leaves, folios 48r and 55r are in red.
Folio 64r is occupied by the beginning of the third quinquagenary (Ps. ci) with large initial D enclosing NE, and with text in coloured capitalse.
Folio 71r (cix) has an initial rather larger than the ordinary.
Folio 74r B (of minuscule form) (Beati immaculati, cxviii).
Folios 80r (cxxii), 85v (cxliii), 89v (Cantica), 95r (Hymni) and 109v (Confessio) also have initials.
Acquisition:
Purchased by Enriqueta Rylands in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), 26th Earl of Crawford. Bequeathed by Rylands to the John Rylands Library in 1908.
Layout:
Double columns, 29 or 30 written lines per page
Collation:
Quire 18, wants 1
Quires 2-78, 1 and 8 replaced in 12th century(?)
Quires 8-118, wants 6
Quires 12-148, wants 1
Quire 158 or 6, 4 or 2 leaves lost in the middle
Script:
Written by a single scribe in Carolingian miniscule.
Data Source(s):
Description based on M.R. James, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (München, 1980), revised and expanded by Joanne Edge.
Subject(s):
Psalters
Abstract:
Psalter made in the ninth century, present from an early date at the abbey of St. Maximin, Trier, and possibly produced there.
Format:
Codex
Material:
Parchment.
Provenance:
In the possession of the Benedictine abbey of St Maximin, Trier, founded in the fourth century CE from an early date.
Was then at the library of the Society of Bollandists, Brussels, and brought from them by James Ludovic Lindsay (b. 1847, d. 1913), 26th Earl of Crawford on 8 November 1900 for £420, after extensive efforts by John Philip Edmond, (b. 1850, d, 1906), librarian, , his librarian (CLL, Oct.-Dec. 1900, nos. 914, 925-26, 930, 932-34, 946, 949-50, 959; Barker, Bibliotheca Lindesiana (1977), pp. 346-47).
Condition:
In good condition: some margins have been cut off and lower edges show signs of constant use.
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