Old English Hexateuch
E493772
The Old English Hexateuch is an early medieval translation and illustrated manuscript of the first six books of the Bible into Old English, notable as one of the earliest extensive vernacular renderings of Scripture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English translation
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biblical manuscript ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
London, British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B.iv
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Old English Illustrated Hexateuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1020–1040 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ælfric of Eynsham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
full-page illustrations
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miniatures ⓘ narrative scenes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 11th century ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical translation
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illustrated Bible ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Latin rubrics
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Old English glosses ⓘ |
| illustrationFunction | visualizing biblical narratives for non-Latin readers ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | Insular art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesBook |
Deuteronomy
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Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | British Library Cotton Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest extensive vernacular renderings of Scripture in English
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its extensive cycle of biblical illustrations ⓘ |
| period | late Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationState | partially damaged but largely legible ⓘ |
| productionContext | monastic scriptorium ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousUse | didactic text for lay instruction ⓘ |
| scriptoriumRegion | southern England ⓘ |
| scriptType | prose ⓘ |
| scripturePortion | Hexateuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Cotton Claudius B.iv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Book of Joshua
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentateuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualType | vernacular paraphrase and translation ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
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