Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 300: Pictor in carmine
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- The Pictor in carmine, contained in CCCC MS 300, is a treatise intended for painters, written in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, in which events of the New Testament are provided with typological parallels from the Old, all having accompanying verses. This manuscript, dating from the thirteenth century, contains the long version of the text which exists in six other MSS. The work has been attributed to Adam of Dore OCist, who was Abbot of Dore (Herefordshire) and died at some time after 1216. The text has been edited from this manuscript by K.-A. Wirth.
- Contents
- Pictor in carmine
Description
Alternative title | Pictor in Carmine |
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Type of resource | mixed material |
Extent | ff. 68 |
Date created | [ca. 1200 - 1299] |
Language | Latin |
Material | Vellum |
Layout | 33 lines to a page |
Height (mm) | 265 |
Width (mm) | 170 |
Collation | 1(8)-8(8) 9(4). |
Writing | beautifully written |
Foliation | ff. i-ii + 1-76 + iii-iv |
Research | This MS. has been transcribed by Mr A. Rogers for a projected edition by myself. A portion of the text is in MS 217. |
2 fo. | Dicit deus |
Bibliographic information
M.R. James Date | xiii |
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Downloadable James Catalogue Record | |
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record | |
Contains |
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TJames | 187 |
Stanley | N. 21 |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gn055tc5638 |
Location | MS 300 |
Repository | UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library |
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- Use and reproduction
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- License
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Collection
Parker Manuscripts
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