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206 - Jordánszky Codex. 2 vols. Complete facsimile of manuscript M…
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Jordánszky Codex. 2 vols. Complete facsimile of manuscript MS. II. from the Archiepiscopal Library of Esztergom. Helikon Kiadó, Budapest/Békéscsaba, 1984. 194 leaves. Small folio. Leather with metal fittings and fastenings at the corners, matching the original binding (facsimile) and cloth-bound volume (commentary). The Jordánszky Codex (1516–1519) is, alongside the Vienna Codex and the Huszita Bible, one of the most important early Hungarian Bibles and contains almost the entire New Testament as well as parts of the Old Testament in Hungarian. The 194-leaf manuscript (30 × 23 cm) is preserved in its original form at the Archiepiscopal Library in Esztergom under the reference number MS. II.1. The codex is the second-oldest continuous Hungarian translation of the Bible and was written by a single scribe in cursive Bastarda script; his work features a three-tiered decorative system comprising ornamental script, simple initials and elaborate Renaissance pen-drawn initials. The artistic decoration – in particular the initials and the blind-embossed Lövöldi leather binding – can be attributed to the same Carthusian workshop that also decorated the Érdy Codex, documenting a stylistic transition from the late Gothic to Renaissance forms. The Jordánszky Codex (1516–1519) is one of the most important early Hungarian Bibles, alongside the Vienna Codex and the Huszita Bible, and contains almost the entire New Testament as well as parts of the Old Testament in Hungarian. The 194-leaf manuscript (30 × 23 cm) is housed in its original location at the Archiepiscopal Library in Esztergom under the call number MS. II.1. The codex is the second-oldest continuous Hungarian Bible translation and was written by a single scribe in cursive Bastarda script; his work features a three-tiered decorative system comprising ornamental script, simple initials and elaborate Renaissance pen-drawn initials. The artistic decoration – particularly the initials and the blind-embossed Lövöldi leather binding – can be attributed to the same Carthusian workshop that also decorated the Érdy Codex, documenting a stylistic transition from Late Gothic to Renaissance forms.
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