Manuscript 19 (MS19) – Diadema Monachorum and a fragment of the life of St. John the Almoner by Smaragdus and another
This manuscript contains portions of two works, Diadema Monachorum (The diadem of the monks) by Smaragdus, and part of a translation into Latin of the life of St. John the Almoner.
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A small folio manuscript from the eleventh or twelfth century. It is on 103 leaves. This illuminated manuscript is in Latin and appears to be written by multiple scribes. It features decorated penwork, including an elaborate H at the start, and ornate colourful capitals throughout in red, purple and green. It was produced in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Werberg, Chester.
The manuscript is bound in seventeenth century calf. It has been rebacked and has a brass chain staple.
More information can be found in A Catalogue of the Ancient Manuscripts Belonging to the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn by Alfred Horwood, published 1869.
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