Manuscript Treasures of Durham Cathedral
by Richard Gameson
Published by : Third Millennium Publishing (UK) , 2010, Physical details: 175 pages, 28 cm. ISBN:1-906507-12-0; 978-1-906507-12-1.| Item type | Current location | Shelving location | Classification | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Central Papal Library | HB24 | Coptology علم القبطيات | Available | MSH | 56319 |
Includes indexes
col. ill. ;
This volume presents the highlights of the collection. Ranging from part os a 6th century Italian Bible to a 16th century account of monastic cathedral life compiled in the aftermath of the Reformation, the featured items include the 'Durham Gospels' (a sister manuscript to the Lindisfarne Gospels), the St-Calis or Carilef Bible (the first illuminated Romanesque Bible in england), a rare medical and astrological compilation, decorated Bolognese law-books, a Parisian Bible of the 13th century, and a decorated Oxfor compendium of the 14th. A general introducction traces the growth of the collection from the early days of Anglo-Saxon monasticism through to the Reformation.--Publisher
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