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- [mid 12 cent.]. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
43 ff. : Parchment ; 135 x 95 mm. (written space 105 x 70 mm., ff. 1 verso-24; 95 x 75 mm., ff. 25-43). Wooden boards covered in parchment over an earlier skin, remains of pin and strap, re-bound 15 cent. or later; pastedowns with offertory antiphons, neumes of St Gall type, early twelfth century, added when binding repaired.
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Sotheby's; London; Purchased at auction (on behalf of Esther Rosenbaum), lot 55; 7 December 1982
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Scope and content
An abridged version of the eleventh-century Latin 'Life' of St Catherine of Alexandria by Ainard of Rouen (ff. 1 verso-24); five Easter sermons attributed to St Augustine (ff. 25-43); incomplete text from Lamentations II, 6-11 (ff. 1, 43 verso). Written by three hands, hand II (ff. 25-43) more conservative, hand III (ff. 1, 43 verso) with neumes of St Gall type. Initials in red, with later marginal flourishes in red and blue; polychrome miniature of the crucifixion, 16 cent. (f. 24 verso). 'Quocunque tollatur Noreshein meum fatur', 15 or 16 cent., on ff. 1 verso-2; 'Nro 35', 'xxxv' on f. 1; 'Nro 35' (overwriting earlier '9187') and 'Hs.6.60.N.178' inside back cover. Cuttings from German and American catalogues pasted inside front cover.
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Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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Latin.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 21876A [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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- Catherine, Saint, of Alexandria (Subject)
- Ainard, of Rouen, fl. mid 11 cent. (Subject)
- Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. (Subject)
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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- English