1. Add MS 54325
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 54325
- Title:
- BIBLE HISTORIALE: a narrative based upon the Bible and apocryphal texts, written, and probably compiled, in England; mid 14th cent. French. Beg.: (Prologue) 'Al roi de glorie Deu omnipotent'. The text of the Acts of the Apostles is taken from the rare 'Anglo-Norman' Bible, see S. Berger, La Bible Française au moyen âge (1884), pp. 230-237. For a similar text to the present manuscript, see Paris Bibliothèque National MS. Fr. 9562 (Berger, pp. 351-352). Lacks six folios from the table of chapters,...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ENGLISH: Brown russia, blind-tooled: early 19th cent. Bible. Bible Histories: Anglo-Norman Bible Historiale: mid 14th cent: Fr. includes: f. iii Bookplates and Book-stamps: Middle Hill stamp: circa 1824.ff. 31, 188v, 426, 509 Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Marginal sketches: mid 1...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- Mid 14th century
- Extent:
- 1 item