Fragment

Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.d.52 i

Lost manuscript: 

Textual information

Subject: 
Bible
Title of work: 
2 Macabees
Section: 
3:17 (recto); 3:1 and 9 (verso)
Transcription: 

(verso, col. 1)[adhuc op¦¦] ¦¦onie ¦¦nem et¦¦ (col. 2)¦¦mo sacerdote in ciuitate esset exceptus narrauit de dato

(recto) et horror corporis per quem manifestus aspicientibus dolor cordis eius efficiebatur

 

Palaeography

Type of script: 
Gothic
Script detail: 
Textura
Place of production: 
England
Date of production: 
s. xiii

Material information

Material: 
Parchment
Type of fragment: 
Binding strip
Fragment type detail: 
lifted, back
Element of folio: 
strip cut across the page
Ruling: 
none visible
Decoration: 

none

Further information

Notes: 

Generous side margin is evident (for a gloss that was not entered?).

Date last updated: 
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 15:55
Colchester Harsnett H.d.52 back strip verso

Dimensions

Fragment: 

147mm (h) x 14mm (w)

Number of lines: 
3
Number of columns: 
2
Height of minims: 
3mm
Space between lines: 
7mm
Height of written space: 
14mm
Width of written space: 
147mm
Width of text 1: 
15mm
Reservation 1: 
12mm
Width of text 2: 
57mm
Outer margin: 
63mm