Volume / Number: 5 / 598
CLA | 598 |
---|---|
Shelfmarks |
|
Script | Anglo-Saxon Minuscule |
Date | VIII–IX (780 - 820) |
Origin and Provenance |
Written in England or in a Continental centre under Anglo-Saxon influence, such as Echternach. Some leaves in the miscellany came from Echternach (cf. fol. 58). For later history see preceding item. |
CLA Vol. | 5 |
TM Number | TM 66729 |
Support | Parchment |
Contents | Beda, In Apocalypsim (Prolog., 2, fragm.) |
Script Commentary |
Script is a characteristic minuscule with the unmistakable et ligature and long descenders strongly reminiscent of certain charters from Mercia; many letters are often subscript, especially i, o, and t; in the ligatures de and do, the stem of d serves as the first stroke of e and o. |
Facsimile URL | |
Collection | |
Last modified | 01 May 2019 |