Rouse MS 9. BIBLE, fragment (1 Esdras 8.35- 3 Esdras 8.93).

Item Overview

Title

Rouse MS 9. BIBLE, fragment (1 Esdras 8.35- 3 Esdras 8.93).

Uniform title

Richard H. and Mary A. Rouse Collection of Manuscripts

Date Created

1270-1285

Date

1270/1285

Place of Origin

Italy (Bologna?)

Collection

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Notes

Summary

12 consecutive folios from an attractive Bible.

Description

Written in Italy in the second half of the thirteenth century, to judge from the ink, abbreviations, script, and decoration. The 12 leaves of Rouse MS 9 came from the same Bible as two leaves cataloged by Maggs in June 1984 (Bulletin 12, nos. 28 and 29). Acquired from Dawson’s Book Shop, Los Angeles, by Richard and Mary Rouse, April 1987. Given to UCLA in 2005.

Physical Description

Dimensions

Parchment (thin, fine), 12 ff.; 304 x 227 (190 x 134) mm.