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Ripon Cathedral MS 1

[ca. 1260]

Decoration: biblical books and divisions of Psalms have historiated 9-line initials in colours, on gold grounds, and with ornamental bars extending to the margins that are often decorated by birds and...

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MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/1

11th-15th century

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MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/19

11th-15th century

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Ripon Cathedral MS 2

[ca. 1200-1250]

There is a late 13th-century list of contents on f. 1v. Decoration: 4 to 5-line initials for each text in blue and red, with pen ornament in both colours. 2-line initials for chapters, alternating i...

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Ripon Cathedral Library XVI.E.20/q

[about 1478]

Signatures: [A-L M⁶]. Imprint from ISTC. An English translation by Geoffrey Chaucer, who is named on [M]5v. "Maister Geffrey Chaucer hath translated this sayd werke out of Latyn into oure usua...

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MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/20

11th-15th century

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MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/21

11th-15th century

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MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/27

11th-15th century

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Ripon Cathedral MS 3

[ca. 1140-1160]

Decoration: A large decorated incipit word 'Apocalipsis' in blue, red and green for the Apocalypse commentary. A large decorated incipit initial in blue, red and green and running titles in red for th...

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MS Ripon Cathedral Fragments/34

11th-15th century

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Ripon Cathedral MS 4

[ca. 1140-1160]

Decoration: 2 large initials infilled with foliage and beasts, and 4 smaller initials in colours. Written in littera minuscula protogothica textualis. In the commentary on the Apocalypse, lines co...

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Ripon Cathedral MS 5

[ca. 1140-1160; 1180-1220]

Leaves are missing after ff. 24 and 34, with gaps in the text; ends imperfectly. Written in protogothic minuscule. On long-term deposit from Ripon Cathedral. A letter (1954) about the manuscript...