Fragment

Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.f.27 i

Lost manuscript: 

Textual information

Subject: 
Hagiography
Title of work: 
Vita et miracula S. Kenelmi (abridged)
Section: 
c. 2 and c. 5-6 [ed. R. Love (Oxford, 1996), pp. 54-6, 58]
Orientation: 
upright
Transcription: 

(recto) ¦¦ii armat in fr¦¦ lum. Tali mod . . .  ¦¦ gittent in obscur ¦¦ Tandem ascebertus ¦¦ . . . ¦¦ tus soporatur ¦¦ entissimus nut ¦¦ . . .¦¦ qua eum citius o ¦¦ autem in domine

(verso is stuck down)

Palaeography

Type of script: 
Gothic
Script detail: 
Textura semi-quadrata
Place of production: 
England
Date of production: 
s. xiv

Material information

Material: 
Parchment
Type of fragment: 
Binding strip
Fragment type detail: 
stuck down, front
Element of folio: 
strip, the height of the folio
Ruling: 
none visible

Further information

Date last updated: 
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 08:02
Colchester Harsnett H.f.27 front strip

Dimensions

Fragment: 

301mm (h) x 40mm (w)

Number of lines: 
27
Number of columns: 
1
Height of minims: 
3mm
Space between lines: 
7mm
Upper margin: 
12mm
Height of written space: 
177mm
Width of written space: 
40mm
Lower margin: 
112mm