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Detailed record for Egerton 810
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| Author |
Regino, abbot of Prüm; Thegan; Einhard |
| Title |
Chronicle, imperfect; De gestis Ludouici imperatoris; Life of Charlemagne (ff. 94-105); Prophecy of the tenth sibyl (ff. 106-109v) |
| Origin |
France, E., or Germany, W. |
| Date |
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century |
| Language |
Latin |
| Script |
Protogothic |
| Decoration |
Large initials in red, some with penwork decoration. |
| Dimensions in mm |
275 x 185 (205 x 130) |
| Official foliation |
ff. 109 ( + 1 unfoliated parchment flyleaf at the end) |
| Form |
Parchment codex |
| Binding |
Post-1600. Red velvet with metal bosses. |
| Provenance |
The Fugger family: inscription 'Ex Bibliotheca P. W. H. F P. J. J. (?) de Fugger B. A. A. H. (f. 109v).
Inscription 'Augustinus Forster. Herb:' (f. 2v).
Bought at Sotheby's on 30 May 1840 by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). |
| Notes |
ff. 1-2 are parchment flyleaves. |
| Select bibliography |
List of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1836-1840 (London: British Museum, 1843), 1840, p. 15.
H. L. D. Ward and J. A. Herbert, Catalogue of Romances in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, 3 vols (London: British Museum, 1883-1910), I, H. L. D. Ward, pp. 190-91.
Anke Holdenried, The Sibyl and Her Scribes: Manuscripts and Interpretation of the Latin Sibylla Tiburtina c.1050-1500 (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006), p. 246. |
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f. 4
Decorated initials |
f. 94
Decorated initial |
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