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Description: | This is a typical mid-13th-century Bible: written in small script in two columns on very fine parchment. This style of 'pocket' Bible was developed in Paris, probably for the use of Dominicans, who needed to have a portable copy of a standardised text. This manuscript has an inscription of circa 1300, stating that it belonged to Brother Gervase of Bangor--presumably a member of the Dominican house there--and that after his death it should be bequeathed to the Franciscan house at Llanfaes, in Anglesey.
The Book of Genesis in Latin starts 'In principio . . .' (In the beginning . . .). The regular shape of the initial 'I' was convenient for medieval artists, if the scribe allowed enough space. In this case the scribe allowed only a very narrow space (the first 24 lines are slightly indented, so the artist's options were limited, but he extended the initial almost to the bottom of the column. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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