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Book/Printed Material Gospels of Matilda, countess of Tuscany, 1055-1115 : nineteen plates in gold and colour and twelve in monochrome, from the manuscript in the library of John Pierpont Morgan

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Title

  • Gospels of Matilda, countess of Tuscany, 1055-1115 : nineteen plates in gold and colour and twelve in monochrome, from the manuscript in the library of John Pierpont Morgan

Names

  • Warner, George F. (George Frederic), Sir, 1845-1936.
  • Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, associated name.
  • Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943.
  • Roxburghe Club.
  • Riviere & Son, binder.
  • San Benedetto in Polirone (Monastery : San Benedetto Po, Italy)
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Oxford] : Priv. print. for presentation to the Roxburghe club, 1917.

Headings

  • -  Illumination of books and manuscripts--Facsimiles
  • -  Bible.--Gospels--Illustrations
  • -  Matilde,--di Canossa, contessa,--1046-1115

Genre

  • Bookbinding (Binding)--DLC

Notes

  • -  "Presented to the president and members of the Roxburghe club in fulfilment of the intention of John Pierpont Morgan (died March 31, 1913) by his son. New York, 1917."
  • -  "The manuscript ... from the character of the handwriting and of the illustrations... may be safely assigned to the latter part of the 11th century." -p. 14, 15.
  • -  Appendix: Text of the Liber vitae of the monastery of San Benedetto di Polirone, begun about 110 and continued in various hands to about 1140, inserted at the end ... of the Gospels of the Countess Matilda, p. [39]-43.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2435
  • -  Bibliographical foot-notes.
  • -  LC copy: Bound by Riviere.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-09-17 update (2 card)
  • -  Call number on card is : ND3361.G7 W3 ; LAC snh 2019-09-17
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-09-27 review
  • -  LAC snh 2019-11-06 update (2 card)
  • -  Call number on card is : PR1105 .R7 1917 ; LAC snh 2019-11-06
  • -  LAC ael 2022-02-24 update (1 card)
  • -  LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2022-03-02
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-05-24 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-05-24

Medium

  • 43 p. : front. (port.) xxxi pl. (part col.; incl. facsims.) ; 39 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR1105 .P7 1917
  • PR1105 .R7 1917
  • ND3361.G7 W3 Rosenwald collection item 2434. Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald on 4-8-46.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 19005901

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Warner, George F. , Sir, J. Pierpont Morgan, J. P Morgan, Roxburghe Club, Binder Riviere & Son, San Benedetto In Polirone, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Gospels of Matilda, countess of Tuscany, -1115: nineteen plates in gold and colour and twelve in monochrome, from the manuscript in the library of John Pierpont Morgan. [Oxford: Priv. print. for presentation to the Roxburghe club, 1917] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/19005901/.

APA citation style:

Warner, G. F., Morgan, J. P., Morgan, J. P., Roxburghe Club, Riviere & Son, B., San Benedetto In Polirone & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1917) Gospels of Matilda, countess of Tuscany, -1115: nineteen plates in gold and colour and twelve in monochrome, from the manuscript in the library of John Pierpont Morgan. [Oxford: Priv. print. for presentation to the Roxburghe club] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/19005901/.

MLA citation style:

Warner, George F. , Sir, et al. Gospels of Matilda, countess of Tuscany, -1115: nineteen plates in gold and colour and twelve in monochrome, from the manuscript in the library of John Pierpont Morgan. [Oxford: Priv. print. for presentation to the Roxburghe club, 1917] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/19005901/>.