Lectionary – Fragment
Parchment · 1 partial · 1051 – 1100 CE; 1201 – 1300 CE · Western Europe (Germany?) · 76 x 137 mmF-zurk
Chicago, University of Chicago Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, Codex Ms 686, Box 2, MS 54
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Natalie Nitsch, University of Chicago, 2025
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Lectionary fragment containing Wisdom 3:5-8, John 15:5-6, and Ecclesiastes 24:11-17. 1 incomplete parchment leaf. Western Europe (Germany?). Latin. Recto contains Caroline minuscule (second half of the 11th century) in right column and another less carefully written hand from the 13th century; verso contains two other hands, each writing in a less careful Caroline minuscule. Approx. 76 mm x 137 mm. Faded red headers on both sides. Ruled in two columns; non-trimmed column is 96 mm wide.
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Natalie Nitsch, University of Chicago