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Description: ff. 1-671; f. 671v blank. [Bible]. Latin. ff. 1-494, Old Testament; ff. 494-619, New Testament; ff. 620-671, Interpretations of Hebrew Names. In the usual order for thirteenth century French bibles and with the common set of 64 prologues, as described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace, MS 1364.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [between 1240 and 1260]
Call number: mssHM 1070
Provenance: A seventeenth or eighteenth century hand has noted on f. v verso, "Scripta fuit haec biblia per do. dalmat. religios. piperac anno domini 1344 [sic] 25 julii"; in the sixteenth century a note was added, "Biblia sacra manuscripta antiquissima ad usum fratrum capucinorum conventus Thiernensis"; Pébrac is in the Haute-Loire, Thiers in Puy-de-Dôme. Belonged to Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904) of New York; his sale, Anderson, New York, 10 November 1919, n. 106 to G. D. Smith.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 100 x 144 mm
Associated people: Avery, Samuel Putnam, (1822-1904,)
Associated organizations: Soissons Atelier,; Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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