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Description: | The writings of St. Jerome (c.340-420) are numerous and voluminous, and include works on the Bible, theological controversies, histories, translations (notably a new translation of the Bible into Latin), and letters. This manuscript contains a collection of the 120-odd surviving letters (some of them written to Jerome, rather than by him), many of them originally composed with a view to publication. The final page has a medieval ownership inscription of Chertsey Abbey, in Surrey.
Colour-notes are small indications--usually letters of the alphabet--provided during the making of a manuscript, to help the artist of the initials observe correct alternation of the colours used. On this page, for example, about half-way into the left margin next to the two coloured initials, one can see the small letters 'G'(reen) and 'R'(ed). | 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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