Lost Manuscript

Babel MS 36

Two small strips held in one binding have so far been identified from this attractive early missal.

Textual information

Subject: 
Liturgy
Title of work: 
Early Missal with Hymnal
Language: 
Latin

Palaeography

Type of script: 
Protogothic
Place of production: 
England
Date of production: 
s. xii med

Material information

Material: 
Parchment
Layout: 
Long lines
Decoration: 
Some rubrication visible.
Ruling: 
very faint plummet; prickings visible in inner margin

Dimensions

Page: 

?210+mm (h) x 141mm (w)

Number of lines: 
?37
Number of columns: 
1
Height of minims: 
2mm
Space between lines: 
4mm
Height of written space: 
?148mm
Width of written space: 
100mm
Inner margin: 
18mm
Outer margin: 
23mm

History and further information

Information on dismantling: 

The strips identified to date were clearly available in a binder's shop in the years after 1571.

Number of folios represented: 
?3
Date last updated: 
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 07:42