Gospel Lectionary — 11th century, end (1081–1086?); Dalmatia, Zadar (Zara)
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 61
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Gospel Lectionary — 11th century, end (1081–1086?); Dalmatia, Zadar (Zara)
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 61
Place of origin
Dalmatia, Zadar (Zara)
Date
11th century, end (1081–1086?)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 1 + 196 (198) + 1 + i fol.
Decoration
Important historiated and other initials. Miniature (drawing), fol. 106r and historiated initial, fol. 138v, added, 13th century (?). Textual additions of 14th century. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 18, pl. II)
Capitals coloured with brush strokes, many large initials; a full-page initial at the opening of the Exultet (fol. 115v).
A later drawing of the Last Supper is on fol. 106.
Musical notation
The Exultet with Beneventan notation on 1 dry-point line.
In the passion of St. Matthew (fol. 71) the parts are indicated by e, i and x; in the others (fols. 84v, 94, 119) the c, s and + are added.
Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian in 1817.
Provenance
Written in the scriptorium of St Chrysogonus, Zadar, for the Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Zadar, under abbess Uekanega.
Matteo Luigi Canonici, 1727–1805
Giuseppe Canonici, -1807
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Title
Gospel Lectionary
Shelfmark
MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 61
Date
11th century, end (1081-1086?)
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Canonici Latin Biblical
Gospel Lectionary
