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Description: | Although the main text is in Latin, there are a series of added notes in Irish at the end of each Gospel which provide the scribe's name: Mael Brigte Ua Mael Uanaig; his age: 28; the fact that he was writing in Armagh; and the date of completion: 1138. In the 13th century further academic notes were added, which suggest that the book was used for study in the new university of Paris.
The hymn of praise said by the Virgin Mary on discovering that she is pregnant ('My soul doth magnify the Lord . . .') is known as the 'Magnificat', from its opening word in Latin. It occurs in the midst of Luke chapter 1, but is here given an enlarged initial for emphasis. | 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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