921. Egerton MS 1894
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 1894
- Title:
- Egerton Genesis Picture Book
- Scope & Content:
- Cycle of 149 illustrations of Genesis, from Creation to the latter part of the history of Joseph; full-page drawings arranged in one to four compartments on each page, executed in ink, and either with colour washes or unfinished, with (ff. 1r-9v) short captions in Ango-Norman French, based on Pe...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman and French
- Date Range:
- 3rd quarter of the 14th century
- Extent:
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A parchment codex, 20 folios