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Location
Italy
Creation Date
1150
Description
St. Bede the Venerable (673-735). Recto of manuscript leaf from Bede's Homilia, circa 12th century.
Text in Latin from Homilia I, 8. (In purificatione sanctae Mariae; Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, February 2).
Two columns, 44 lines. Damaged at top and outer edge. Recto is erased or badly worn; only the initial "S" in red and blue is legible. The "S" is the initial for the beginning of the Homily: "Sollemnitatem."
Modern printed text is found in Beda Venerabilis opera. Pars III/IV. Turnholti [Belgium] : Typographi Brepols, 1955, pp. 128-130.
Rose-Wright Manuscript Collection no. 6.
Original Format
1 leaf; manuscript on vellum
Original Size
41 cm
Link to Primo Catalog Entry
Link to Medieval Portland Entry
https://medievalportland.org/digital-heritage/homilies-leaf
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34712
Recommended Citation
Bede the Venerable (Saint : 673-735), "14, Leaf from Bede's Homilia" (1150). Manuscripts and Incunabula in PSU Special Collections. 7.
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