[Dialogues of Saints Gregory and Augustine].
Pope Gregory I (the 'Great') (c.540-604)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
circa 1100 - circa 1150
Materials
Measurements
265 x 180 x 23 mm
Place of origin
England, South East
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3130718
Summary
Medieval compilation of miracle stories, lives of the saints to which were added monastic rules for living a simpler and more contemplative way of life.
Full description
Orientation: Text Substrate: calf vellumInk/Pigment: black ink with initials in red and blue Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: 19th century Binder's Name: English? End Leaves: Sewn single fold of parchment, outer leaf as pastedownStructure: EnglishEdges: Cut for earlier binding Spine Lining: moderate round, linings invisible End Bands: Worked L to R 1x1 in brown silk over rolled paper cores, slips cut at the joints Bookmark: none Boards: millboard with external quarter bevel Covering: Cream parchmentTooling Spine: NoneTooling Sides: NoneFurniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[i, 48, i] leaves ; 27 cm. Running number: 6864. Imperfect: wanting probably 16 leaves after f.32. Small strip of old parchment containing inscription in a medieval hand pasted onto rear endpaper, presumably removed from previous binding and reattached here. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Binding: nineteenth-century plain parchment over wooden boards.
Makers and roles
Pope Gregory I (the 'Great') (c.540-604), author Saint Augustine, (354-430 AD) Bishop of Hippo , author Saint Benedict (c.480-c.547) Abbot of Monte Cassino , author
References
100 Books from the Libraries of the National Trust 2023