Gospel of St John
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Exeter, Exeter Cathedral Library, Unid/1
Fran Álvarez, Fragmentarium. 2022 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Gospel of St John
Shelfmarks
Unid/1
Material
Parchment
Date of Origin
12th century
Script, Hands
Copied by a single hand in Protogothic script from the second half of the twelfth century. Despite lateral compression, letterforms remain well-spaced. Short ascenders and descenders. Head of a almost closed. Only straight-backed d used. Tail of g is closed with an oblique hairline. High s stands on the baseline and is footed, like all minims and the descender in p. No evidence of biting. Horizontal bar in t ends in an oblique finishing stroke downwards. Both punctus simplex and punctus versus used.
Original Condition
Number of Columns
2
Line Height
6 mm
Current Condition
Dimensions
Page size, 19/30 x 75/115 mm; written area, 13 x 88 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Traces of a large initial in red seen down the inner margin of the recto.
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Gospel of St John
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