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?).
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