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A collection of leaves and manuscripts ranging from 1122 to 1792 A.D. Although these leaves also derive from Otto Ege, they are not contained in one his portfolios. Select the link to a zoomable image to see the image in more detail.
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Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 08(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. The leaf was contained and mounted in a mat created by Otto Ege, as are all other leaves in this collection. There is a handwritten description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “1290 A.D. France – Psalter Leaf. Psalm 108 – Vulgate”. The text is written in black and red ink. The leaf is extensively decorated. Each line of the text begins with a decorative initial: some gilt, some blue with red tracery. In order to fill the space left at the end of a line, ornamental bars are added, made with red and blue inks along with gilding. The left margin of both the verso and recto side of this leaf is adorned with an extension of a large gold initial, comprised of gilt bars, blue and light red ink patterns, and fine black ink tendrils.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 32(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 26(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 09(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 04(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. The leaf was contained and mounted in a mat created by Otto Ege, as are all other leaves in this collection. There is a handwritten description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “Circa 1240 A.D. England. Dominican Patria Bible. Holes show scarcity of vellum”. There is also a label attached to the front of the mat, which reads: “L 33. Circa 1240 A.D. England. Vulgate Bible. Vellum (7 ½ x 5 ½ inches). Two columns, 48 lines of well-executed angular Gothic script. 9 lines to the inch, with decorative initial letters in red and blue. These English Dominican miniature Bibles are comparatively rare.”Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 06(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. The leaf was contained and mounted in a mat created by Otto Ege, as are all other leaves in this collection. There is a handwritten description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “1235 A.D. – France – (Beauvais) – Missal Leaf on fine vellum (11 ½ “ x 8 “)”. The text is written in two columns with black and red inks. This leaf has nine decorative initials, made with several colors of ink along with gold leaf. The initials feature long flourishes that extend into the margins. There are two Beauvais Missal leaves in this collection.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 03(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. The leaf was contained and mounted in a mat created by Otto Ege, as are all other leaves in this collection. There is a handwritten description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “1230 A.D. France – Latin Vulgate”. This is a page from the Latin Vulgate Bible, with two columns of text written in black ink, with blue and red initials and numbering. Corrections are written in brown ink in the margin.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 05(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. The leaf was contained and mounted in a mat created by Otto Ege, as are all other leaves in this collection. There is a handwritten description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: France 1240 A.D. Latin Vulgate Bible”. The two columns of text are written in black ink, with corrections written in brown ink in the margin. Minor decorations, along with initials and numbering, are made with red and blue inks.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 07(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. The leaf was contained and mounted in a mat created by Otto Ege, as are all other leaves in this collection. There is a handwritten description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “1285 France, Beauvais Missal”. This leaf has two decorative initials, made with several colors of ink along with gold leaf. The initials feature long flourishes that extend into the margins. There are two Beauvais Missal leaves in this collection.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 20(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 17(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 25(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 19(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 16(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 21(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 18(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 14(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 15(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 11(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.Publication Ege Box Three, Leaf 12(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editorThis image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate.