Book of Haggai
F-a12k
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library, MS Lat 441.1
Harvard University, HOLLIS (Born Digital)
Description URL
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990142145160203941/catalog
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General Information
Material
vellum
Date of Origin
ca. 1240
Script, Hands
Written in two columns of 44 lines, in brown ink in a small "pearl script" gothic bookhand measuring 2mm or less in height, with initials and headings in red and blue ink. Probably written at Paris. Includes marginal notes and line numbering by 5s, probably written in the 14th century in England.
General Remarks
Possibly forms a part of a whole that would include MS Lat 441, 441.1, 441.2, 441.3 and 441.4, Houghon Library.
Original Condition
Page Height
160 mm
Page Width
99 – 105 mm
Height of Written Area
100 – 101 mm
Width of Written Area
67 – 70 mm
Number of Columns
2
Width of Columns
30 – 31 mm
Number of Lines
44
Line Height
2 – 3 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
One floriated, 4-line initial in red, blue, orange, and white, and pink; and another 16-line illuminated initial with entwined grotesque animal heads in gold, blue, red, pink, and white.
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Bible. Haggai
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Content Description
Haggai 1:10-Zechariah 1:11