Manuscript 24 (MS24) – Bible, in Latin
This manuscript was produced and decorated in the workshop of William de Brailes. It contains 28 historiated initials, some of which are worn and oxidised.
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A quarto manuscript from around 1250, written in Latin on 403 leaves.
The text begins in the middle of the 27th chapter of Genesis. There are various imperfections in the volume. Around 27 leaves have been removed, and a dozen other leaves have initials cut out. The remaining 28 historiated initials are of good quality. The last two leaves contain the Opening of the Interpretation of Hebrew names.
The manuscript is bound in seventeenth century (or possibly later) calf. It has been rebacked.
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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