IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 785
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Bible (Genesis to Ruth)
Date(s): Early 13th century
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 volume containing 204 leaves
Name of creator(s): Unknown
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
No information available at present.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Manuscript Latin Bible dating from the early 13th century, being the first volume of a set, and containing the Books Genesis to Ruth preceded by a commentary. The manuscript is the work of several hands.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: Latin. Written in several hands.
System of arrangement:
Single item.
Conditions governing access:
Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
6½" x 4". Initials in red; marginal pen decorations. Modern vellum binding.
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The manuscript is part of a collection of bibles bequeathed to the University of London Library by Mrs.Ethel M.Wood in 1971.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions: Jan 2002