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Title
Date(s)
- [mid 13 cent.]. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
ii, 341 ff. : Thin parchment ; 235 x 170 mm. (written space 150 x 100 mm.); gathered in twelves.
Bound in calf, blind-tooled, 17 cent., with later gold tooling, also 17 cent.
Context area
Archival history
On f. 2, erased, legible under ultra-violet light, Ista biblia olim Abbathie de Tinternie, first half 15 cent. On f. 221 the name of John Watkyn, son of Gyffard Watkyn of Watford, Northamptonshire, 17 cent. Later owned by Lord Alvanay (1792-1857) and the Pease family.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Christie's; London; Purchased at auction, lot 29; 7 December 1988
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A Bible, from Tintern Abbey, the Books in the usual order of 13 cent. French Bibles (see N. R. Ker and A. J. Piper, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries (Oxford, 1969- ), I, 96-7) except that it lacks the Prayer of Manasses and includes after Ecclesiasticus the Prayer of Solomon. Compared with the usual set of prologues there are many omissions and divergencies. Written by two scribes. Good decorated initials. Substantial glossing by hands of 13 cent.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Latin
- French
- Hebrew
Script of material
Language and script notes
Latin, French, Hebrew.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Related units of description
Publication note
D. Huws, The Tintern Abbey Bible, Monmouthshire Antiquary, 6 (1990), 47-54, with plates.
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 22631C [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Tintern Abbey (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English