Fragment

Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.d.14 i

Lost manuscript
Babel MS 5
Host volume
Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.d.14
Textual Information
Subject
Bible
Author of work
St Paul
Title of work

1 Thessalonians (recto); Colossians (verso)

Section

3:11 to 4:6 (recto); 3:20 to 4:4 (verso)

Orientation
upright
Transcription

(verso) ¦¦ite parent¦¦ domino patres ¦¦ . . . ¦¦quendum ¦¦ ut man¦¦

(recto) ¦¦gat uiam nostram ¦¦ habundar¦¦ . . . ¦¦niat in

 

Palaeography
Type of script
Protogothic
Place of production
England
Date of production
s. xii
s. xii in
Material information
Material
Parchment
Type of fragment
Binding strip
Fragment type detail

lifted, back

Element of folio

strip cut down the page

Ruling

faint plummet

Decoration

At verso, three-line lombard, unadorned, in red for the opening of the chapter.

Further information
Author: James Willoughby
Colchester Harsnett H.d.14 i
Dimensions
Fragment

142mm (h) x 25mm (w)

Number of lines
16
Number of columns
1
Height of minims
3mm
Space between lines
9mm
Height of written space
112mm
Width of written space
25mm
Lower margin
30mm