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Egerton MS 3046
- Record Id:
- 032-002169843
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002169843
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002031.0x000177
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 3046
- Title:
- Gospel Lectionary (Gregory-Aland l 238; Scrivener evst. 254), with extensive notes dated 1875 by John Ruskin mostly relating to the script, imperfect and misbound
- Scope & Content:
- Gospel Lectionary (Gregory-Aland l 238; Scrivener evst. 254), with extensive notes dated 1875 by John Ruskin mostly relating to the script. Imperfect at the beginning and end. Ekphonetic notation. ff 2-73 misbound before instead of after ff 76-155. In addition, two alphabets, on f 1r and ff 119r-120r, added by Ruskin, and a list of the "names of Companions accepted, forming St. George's Company, March 1876" (f 147r).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
Greek Manuscripts - Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002169843
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002169843
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
-
155 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Egerton_MS_3046 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Greek, Ancient - Scripts:
- Greek
Latin - Start Date:
- 1060
- End Date:
- 1140
- Date Range:
- Late 11th century-Early 12th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Parchment.
Foliation: ff ii + 156. ff 1, 74, 75, 77, 78, 119, 120, 123, 124, 147, 156 are inserted parchment leaves. ff i and ii are the pastedowns on the inside front and back covers, respectively.
Dimensions: 315 x 255 mm.
Ruling: 210 x 165 mm, 21 lines per page, Leroy 34C2.
Binding: 19th-century red morocco with gold and other tooling.
Decoration: Small headpieces in gold. Large initials in colours and gold in decorated forms. Initials in gold over red. Accents in red. Writing in gold. Excised headpiece (f 2r, the offset on f 155v).
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Eastern Mediterranean.
Provenance:
Bernard Alexander Christian Quaritch (b. 1819, d.1899), bookseller and publisher: probably Quaritch's catalogue 279, August 1871, no. 22; bought by Ruskin.
John Ruskin (b. 1819, d. 1900), art critic and social critic: his extensive notes on most folios, including the inscription 'Brantwood. 2nd Aug. 1873' (f 80r) and 'Finished. 11th May . 1875 . . and reviewed for list of chapters , 9th June 1875' (f 155v); his bookplate 'Ex Libris John Ruskin Brantwood' (f i recto); inscription 'Names of the Companions accepted, forming St George's Company, March 1876' (f 147r); his sale, Sotheby's, 24 July 1930, lot 23. Probably listed as II. 6 in his catalogue of 1894 (Cat. D, cf. Dearden 2012, p. 133).
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased at Ruskin's sale using the Farnborough Fund (£3,000 bequeathed in 1838 by Charles Long, Baron Farnborough (b. 1761, d. 1838), a cousin of Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829), founder of the collection).
- Administrative Context:
- Eastern Mediterranean.
- Information About Copies:
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Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript; see Digitised Manuscripts [http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Egerton_MS_3046].
Select digital coverage available for this manuscript; see the Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts, [http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=6973&CollID=28&NStart=3046].
- Publications:
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F. H. A. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament for the Use of Biblical Students, 2 vols, 4th edn, London 1894, vol. 1, p. 345.
C. R. Gregory, Textkritik des neuen Testamentes, 3 vols, Leipzig 1900-1909, vol. 1, p. 407.
W. G. Collingwood, Ruskin Relics, London 1903, p. 201.
The Library Edition of the Works of John Ruskin, ed. E. T. Cook and A. Wedderburn, 39 vols, London 1903-12, XXVIII, p. 657 [Fors Clavigera, letter 67, July 1876].
H. I. Bell, 'A Greek Evangelistarium from the Library of John Ruskin', The British Museum Quarterly 5 (1930-1931) pp. 87-88.
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1926-1930, London 1959, p. 228.
Arts Council, Ruskin and his Circle (exhibition catalogue), London 1964, no. 177.
J. R. Dearden, 'John Ruskin, the Collector', The Library 5th series 21 (1966) pp. 124-154 (pp. 130-131, no. 4).
M. Holland 'John Ruskin's Lectionary', Durham University Journal 78.2 (1986) pp. 301-310.
K. Aland, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des neuen Testaments (Arbeiten zur neutestamentlichen Textforschung 1), Berlin 1994, p. 232.
The British Library Summary Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts, I, London 1999, p. 280.
J. R. Dearden, The Library of John Ruskin (Oxford Bibliographical Society Third Series 7), Oxford 2012, pp. 133-34, no. 1048.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)