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Biblia, 13th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 313
Biblia (MS 313)
Biblia (MS 313)

Contents

This manuscript is a bible bound in three volumes, written in France in the 13th century.

Dates

  • Creation: 13th century

Language of Materials

Latin

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to all. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

3 Volumes : one manuscript bound in three volumes

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The volume came into the Edinburgh University collection as part of the James Cathcart White bequest in 1943, one of the fourteen medieval manuscripts in his collection, eleven of which were books of hours. Cathcart White was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh in 1873, and an Edinburgh advocate in the late 19th-mid 20th century.

Bibliography

N. R. Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British libraries, vol. 2 (Oxford, 1977), p. 609.

Physical Facet

Material: Vellum.

Dimensions

15.5 cm x 11 cm

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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