Manuscript 1 (MS1) – De Institutis Egiptiorum Coenobiorum by Johannis Cassiani
A copy of a manuscript from the fifth century which describes the dress, food, customs and devotional life of monasteries in fifth century Egypt.
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This is a small folio manuscript from the twelfth century, written on 98 leaves. The manuscript is originally from a Fransiscan convent at Chester. It is written in Latin and includes many illustrations and decorated initials, including a historiated initial showing a man and a dragon.
The manuscript has a medieval binding of tawed leather over thick wooden boards. It has been rebound with modern brown goatskin 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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