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University College London

Passion of Christ Manuscript

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS GERM 20

Held at: University College London

Title: Passion of Christ Manuscript

Date(s): Late 15th century

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume containing 166 leaves

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript volume, late 15th century: Passio Christi (the Passion of Christ), including a detailed description of the Crucifixion.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: German, Bavarian dialect. Gothic cursive scripts.

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Physical characteristics:

Paper manuscript in contemporary binding of oak boards, covered in sheepskin which overhangs the boards, fastening with a brass clasp. Two hands. Initials, paragraph marks and underlining in red. 15cm.

Finding aids:

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Presented to University College London by Sir Edgar Speyer in 1911.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

Cf British Library, Manuscript Collections, Add MS 25089, which contains another identical copy of this account of the Passion of Christ.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.