\nnow unframed<\/strong>
\nLaid out in double columns of 46 lines in Gothic Script<\/strong><\/p>\n
Size of leaf = < ruled writing area [Posted on 13 November 2024<\/em>]<\/p>\n Collection of Jennah Farrell, Manuscript Leaf in Frame. Photograph by Jennah Farrrell.<\/p><\/div>\n Now that the manuscript leaf has been removed from its modern frame (see Part 2 in this series of blogposts), we display photographs of both sides of the leaf uncropped, showing its full extent at present.<\/p>\n We do so especially to prepare for the pair of online Workshops which we plan so as to crowdsource information, expertise, and collaboration. We invite a shared exploration to learn and teach more about the leaf, its original manuscript, its context within its genre of book and other relatives from the same center, period, or region, and perhaps also its travels from its date and place of origin in medieval Europe to its present collection in the United States.<\/p>\n About the frame and information about the collection from which Jennah Farrell acquired the leaf in its frame, see Part 2 on Provenance:<\/p>\n Part 1<\/strong> introduced the leaf in its frame, in the state in which it reached the RGME Lending Library for photography, conservation, research, and teaching:<\/p>\n Now for Part 3<\/strong> we focus on the leaf itself, including the evidence which its outer portions and its entire back side, formerly hidden, can reveal.<\/p>\n This side faced forward in the former frame.<\/p>\n Collection of Jennah Farrell, Single Leaf from the Book of Numbers in a Medieval Latin Vulgate Bible manuscript. Full extent of the leaf, unframed: Recto. Photography by Mildred Budny.<\/p><\/div>\n Collection of Jennah Farrell, Single Leaf from the Book of Numbers in a Medieval Latin Vulgate Bible manuscript. Full extent of the leaf, unframed: Verso. Photography by Mildred Budny.<\/p><\/div>\n Collection of Jennah Farrell, Manuscript Leaf: Back of Frame. Photograph by Mildred Budny.<\/p><\/div>\n Removing the leaf from its frame employed a set of tools 1) to unscrew the mounting hinges and hanging wire, 2) release the backing paper glued to the back edges of the wooden frame, 3) detach the heavy staples which clamped a sheet of foam board to the framing mat, and 4) lift the mat to release the leaf.<\/p>\n Tools to Open the Frame and Left-over Pieces from the Frame containing the Farrell Bible Leaf. Photography by Mildred Budny.<\/p><\/div>\n The pieces of the frame are now kept together: stained wooden frame, sheet of glass, windowed mat, foam board, backing paper, staples, and hanging nail. The leaf is now kept in a clear archival L-sheet housed in an archival document binder.<\/p>\n Released from the frame and its mat, the leaf can be seen to have about 5 cm. more from top to bottom and about 4 more cm. from side to side.\u00a0 Revealed are the full extent of the margins and parts of the foliate decoration of the ornamental bars which extend from the chapter initials in three columns of the four in the layout of two columns per page or side of the leaf.<\/p>\n Revealed too is the marginal correction for the text entered in the outer margin on the verso and the remnants of the stitching line at the inner edge or gutter of the leaf, where an uneven cut along the full length of the leaf severed it from its formerly conjoint leaf in its original manuscript.<\/p>\n Can you tell which side of the leaf is the front, or original recto, and which is the back, or original verso?<\/p>\n Do you recognize, or would you like to discover, which manuscript the leaf came from when it was cut out of its book and separated from its relatives, to enter the world as a single leaf on its own, suited for framing and display such as on a wall?<\/p>\n Would you like to help us to learn about it?<\/p>\n We plan two RGME Workshops on Looking at Manuscripts, the first in a new series, to introduce the leaf and learn how to identify its probable date and place of origin, as well as its former manuscript and its context among relatives. Our challenge is to discern what the leaf might itself have to say about these different stages, and what we might discover about its original identity, its former manuscript, and its dispersal.<\/p>\n Both workshops will be held online by Zoom, for which registration (free) is required.<\/p>\n 1) Workshop 1<\/strong> introduces the leaf and sets the groundwork.<\/p>\n Sunday 17 November 2024 at 1:00-2:30 pm EST (GMT-5) by Zoom<\/p>\n 2) Workshop 2<\/strong> follows up the lines of investigation as we might collectively compare notes and refine our inquiries more fully to understand the leaf and its relatives.<\/p>\n Sunday 16 December 2024 at 1:00-2:30 pm EST (GMT-5)<\/p>\n After you register, the Zoom Link will be sent to you a few days before the event.<\/p>\n Beginners and experts welcome!<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n About our new series of Workshops on Looking at Manuscripts, see:<\/p>\n We have been waiting for the opportunity, occasion, and resources to bring to our community for workshops, online and\/or in-person, collectively to explore original source materials. With the RGME “Lending Library” as well as our own materials in the RGME Library & Archives, and with our time-tested habits of online events as well as in-person workshops, we launch our new series in a mobile approach to bring together original sources and a community interested in studying them and teaching with them.<\/p>\n Please join our expedition!<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n Please Contact Us<\/a> or visit<\/p>\n Would you like to help?<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Latin Vulgate Bible Leaf in the Collection of Jennah Farrell Part 3: The Leaf Revealed in Full Single Leaf from the Book of Numbers now unframed Laid out in double columns of 46 lines in Gothic Script Size of leaf = maximum circa 29.3 cm. tall\u00a0\u00d7 20.1 cm. wide (circa 11 9\/16 in. \u00d7 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1383,1618,678,2647,2634,2628],"tags":[2654,2073,7,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19532,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19526\/revisions\/19532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nmaximum circa 29.3 cm. tall<\/strong>\u00a0\u00d7 20.1 cm. wide
\n(circa 11 9\/16 in. \u00d7 7 15\/16 in. )<\/strong><\/p>\n
\ncirca 18.7 \u00d7 12.5 cm. (circa 7 3\/4 \u00d7 4 7\/8 in.)><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image00003-Jennah-Farrell-Leaf-in-Frame-her-photo-118x150.jpg\")
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Side 1<\/h2>\n
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Side 2<\/h2>\n
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Releasing the Leaf from the Frame<\/h2>\n
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Both Sides Now in View<\/h2>\n
A Pair of Workshops for this Leaf<\/h2>\n
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Suggestion Box<\/h2>\n
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