Bible A, Leaf with the End of I Corinthians, and the Prologue to Beginning of II Corinthians

Alternative Title

Catalogue 8, Bible 'A'

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1200

Time Period

13th century

Abstract

I Corinthians and II Corinthians are two of the epistles of the apostle Paul. In this Bible, the epistle is preceded by a prologue indicated with a decorated initial containing a hybrid figure. A figure initial inhabited by Paul opens the text of the letter. The bald, bearded apostle holds a sword, the instrument of his martyrdom.

Decoration

Header, "RINH II." Left column, figure initial "P," decorated initial "P." Right column, flourished initial "S"; chapter division II.

Text Identification

Recto. The prologue to II Corinthians opens: "post actam p(aenitenti)am | consolatoriam scribit eis". Rubric: "Incipit.ii.ep(isto)la ad chorin | theos." II Corinthians opens: "Paulus ap(ostolu)s | (Iesu) (Christi) voluntate(m) d(e)i" (Paul, and apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God...).

Provenance

Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, Tuesday December 1, 1998, cat. 72, pp. 45-48.

Keywords

Manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Bibles, Bible. 1st Corinthians, Bible. 2nd Corinthians, New Testament

Notes

Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Extent

1 page

Geographic Location

Paris (France)

Language

Latin

Media Type

Illuminated manuscripts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

S04-00037-03100-R

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Bible A, Leaf with the End of I Corinthians, and the Prologue to Beginning of II Corinthians" (1200). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 37.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/37