Volume / Number: 2 / 277
CLA | 277 |
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Script | Irish Minuscule |
Date | VIII–IX (780 - 820) |
Origin and Provenance |
Written probably in the same scriptorium as the Book of Mulling (CLA 2.276). The leaves were found in the shrine which contained that book. |
CLA Vol. | 2 |
TM Number | TM 66363 |
Support | Parchment |
Contents | Testamentum Novum, Evangelia (Mt. 26.42–28.35, Mc 1.1–4.8, 5.18–6.35). |
Script Commentary |
Script is a tiny Irish minuscule akin to that used by the scribe of the main MS (CLA 2.276); ligatures are frequent: that of ti might be mistaken for q; e in ligature often has the curious reversed lower bow. |
Notes |
☛CLA first-edition date (VII ex) changed to follow second edition. ☛McGurk, Gospel books no. 90. |
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Last modified | 30 April 2019 |