I must begin this particular post by submitting a word of apology to readers who presume that all matters regarding such an institution as the Greatest Theological Library in the Western Hemisphere must be either caped in august majesty or cowled in contemplative angst. The present attitude of your humble blogger is, in contrast, I [...]
Posts under ‘Medieval European Manuscripts’
Writing Between The Lines: UTS MS 037
By Hannah Barker Ph.D. Candidate, History Department, Columbia University Much of the UTS MS 037 collection of manuscript leaves consists of legal documents – contracts of rental and sale, appointments to ecclesiastical positions, wills, etc. (See “Individual Lives in Manuscript: UTS MS 037” for more description of the collection and its history.) Among these remnants [...]
Images of the Infancy of Jesus
This post is the continuation of our display of images from our Special Collections that are available on greeting cards. As promised, it ends with the flight into Egypt, which should shift the mood into more lenten tones. You can purchase the cards by sending us a message at burkefriends@libraries.cul.columbia.edu. Provide your name and address, [...]
Images of the Annunciation of Mary and the Birth of Jesus
Many of the manuscripts and rare books we have in the Special Collections contain beautiful images and illuminations. We have printed a selection on greeting cards, which are available for purchase. Over a series of posts, we will display some of these images. For those attuned to the liturgical cycle, it may be a bit [...]
Individual Lives in Manuscript: UTS MS 037
By Hannah Barker Ph.D. Candidate, History Department, Columbia University UTS MS 037 is a rather eclectic collection of eleventh through nineteenth century manuscript leaves. Most of them are documents written in Latin or German on parchment; their contents vary from papal bulls and land transactions to a fragment of Gregory the Great’s Moralia in Iob [...]
