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Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes, [f. 4r]

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Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

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Wycliffite New Testament

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Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes

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Title
Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes, [f. 4r]
Collection

Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection

Wycliffite New Testament

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1385 - 1399
Place: England
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2557
Shelf locator: MA 67
Genres
Religious books
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: On first leaf, a signature reading "a uous me ly/ Glouce(stre)"? Has been interpreted that it was owned by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III. Owned 1850 by Thomas Banister of the Inner Temple. Given 1884 by J. J. Astor.
Content: 45 lines in two columns in main text, 67-8 lines in calendar. Ruling in drypoint and occasionally in pen. Catchwords and prickings visible.
Content: De Ricci says this manuscript has 210 folios.
Content: De Ricci, 1325. Chart by Dr. G.B. Guest. Library dossier.
Content: Parchment
Content: Professor Paul Acker dates this manuscript to ca. 1390. Guest dates it to the late fourteenth century, De Ricci to the fourteenth century..
Content: We thank Professor Paul Acker for his notes on this manuscript.
Content: Blue initials with red penwork. Numbers of verses in margins. Sometimes columns outlined in brown.
Content: De Ricci and notes in dossier state that this is the original version of Wycliffe's translation, thus pre-1400. Note on last front paper flyleaf says 1371.
Type of Resource
Text
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12455533
MSS Unit ID: 2557
Digital Scriptorium 1.0 ID: NYPL MA 067
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 94d6b2f0-c5cb-012f-9ae2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1385: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1385 - 1399. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e53e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e53e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1385 - 1399). Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e53e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Opening of text, blue initials with red penwork, verse numbers, marginal notes