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Pauline epistle fragment

Accession number: 
MS M.988
Title: 
Pauline epistle fragment
Created: 
Egypt, 9th or 10th century.
Credit: 
Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in 1978.
Description: 
1 leaf (2 columns, 34 lines) : vellum ; 275 x 230 mm
Provenance: 
Sir Thomas Phillipps; E. P. Goldschmidt.
Notes: 

Ms. leaf; wirrten in Egypt in the 9th or 10th century.
The leaf is in two fragments; it is incomplete at bottom and contains the remains of an illuminated intital--Cf. Nineteenth report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980.

Language: 
Coptic, the Sahidic dialect
Resources: 
Description/Bibliography
Century: 
9th century
10th century
Genres: 
Illuminated manuscripts
Illuminated initials (layout features)
Illuminated initials (layout features)
Vellum (parchment)
Catalog Link: 
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Classification: 
Manuscript
Department: 
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts