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Celtic Illuminated Manuscripts:

  • Book of Kells
  • Book of Armagh
  • Book of Cerne
  • Book of Deer
  • Book of Dimma
  • Book of Durrow
  • Book of Mulling
  • Cathach of St. Columba
  • Durham Gospels
  • Hereford Gospels
  • Lichfield Gospels
  • Lindisfarne Gospels

    • Romanesque / Protogothic manuscripts:

  • Martyrdoms of St. Peter & Paul (MS 28)
  • Passionale (MS Harley 624)

    • Passionale (MS Harley 624)

    Library or archive where the manuscript kept
    London, British Library
    Catalogue Number (Shelfmark)
    MS Harley 624
    Language
    Latin
    Script
    Protogothic
    Century
    XII
    Origin
    England
    Official Foliation
    316
    Dimensions
    375 x 240

    Manuscripts inclided two parts (original text written in 12 centure and later inclusions):

    1) "Passionale (Lives of the Saints)" (ff. 84-143v), created in Canterbury (England) in 1st half of the 12th century.
    Decorations: Large initial in colours and gold with foliate decoration, faces and hybrids (f. 115). Large historiated initials in colours (ff. 94, 132, 134v). Large initials in colours with foliate decoration, many also zoomorphic or inhabited with heads, men, animals, and/ or hybrids (ff. 84v, 89v, 93v, 100, 101v, 103v, 104v, 106v, 107v, 108v, 112, 112v, 113v, 114v, 120, 121, 126, 128v, 137, 140, 141v). Large initial in yellow with penwork decoration in red and green (f. 111). Large initials in green, yellow, blue, or red, some with reserved white lines or simple penwork decoration. Rubrics in red.

    2) Historica monumenta diversa (ff. 2-18v), Chronica monasterii de Pipwell (ff. 21-35v), etc., added by Sir Simonds D'Ewes c. 1639-1643 in England
    Decoration: Coloured drawings (ff. 145, 146v, 147). Large initial in colours and gold with a coat of arms including Simonds D'Ewes' arms and a sun (f. 4). Large initial in gold with flowers (f. 22), Coloured initials and display script in blue, red, yellow or green. T-map in pink ink (f. 42v).

     

    Passionale (MS Harley 624) Illustrations

    Illustration 1
    Passionale (MS Harley 624) - Zoomorphic initial letter O with fish, faces, animal heads and hybrid creaturesPage (Folio): 93v

    Zoomorphic initial letter O with fish, faces, animal heads and hybrid creatures

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    Vector Clipart: Passionale (MS Harley 624) - Zoomorphic initial letter O with fish, faces, animal heads and hybrid creaturesSee also vector image "Passionale (MS Harley 624) - Zoomorphic initial letter O with fish, faces, animal heads and hybrid creatures"

    Illustration 2
    Passionale (MS Harley 624) - historiated initial letter T with hybrids, a portrait bust (emperor Julian or his minister?), and maskPage (Folio): 106v

    historiated initial letter T with hybrids, a portrait bust (emperor Julian or his minister?), and mask

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    Vector Clipart: Passionale (MS Harley 624) - historiated initial letter T with hybrids, a portrait bust (emperor Julian or his minister?), and maskSee also vector image "Passionale (MS Harley 624) - historiated initial letter T with hybrids, a portrait bust (emperor Julian or his minister?), and mask"

    Illustration 3
    Passionale (MS Harley 624) - Detail of historiated initial letter T with Michael the Archangel, who holds the scales to weigh the souls at the Last Judgement and spears a dragon below his feetPage (Folio): 134v

    Detail of historiated initial letter T with Michael the Archangel, who holds the scales to weigh the souls at the Last Judgement and spears a dragon below his feet

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    Vector Clipart: Passionale (MS Harley 624) - Detail of historiated initial letter T with Michael the Archangel, who holds the scales to weigh the souls at the Last Judgement and spears a dragon below his feetSee also vector image "Passionale (MS Harley 624) - Detail of historiated initial letter T with Michael the Archangel, who holds the scales to weigh the souls at the Last Judgement and spears a dragon below his feet"

     

     
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