Scotland's oldest book on display
A pesar del milenio transcurrido, aún es posible leer el pequeño texto.
El Mercurio viernes 11 de diciembre de 2009
Data del siglo XI:
Exhiben el libro más antiguo de Escocia
Un libro de bolsillo escrito a mano en el siglo XI y que es considerado el más antiguo que se conserva en Escocia, empezó a ser exhibido en la biblioteca de la Universidad de Edimburgo.
El ejemplar corresponde a una copia del libro de los salmos y está adornado con imágenes celtas y de la cultura pictish (tribus de la temprana Edad Media), de dragones y otras bestias. Se cree que el libro fue hecho en un monasterio de la isla Iona por encargo de alguna personalidad de la época. De hecho, la teoría más aceptada indica que habría sido solicitado por la legendaria Santa Margarita, reina de Escocia.
Un libro de bolsillo escrito a mano en el siglo XI y que es considerado el más antiguo que se conserva en Escocia, empezó a ser exhibido en la biblioteca de la Universidad de Edimburgo.
El ejemplar corresponde a una copia del libro de los salmos y está adornado con imágenes celtas y de la cultura pictish (tribus de la temprana Edad Media), de dragones y otras bestias. Se cree que el libro fue hecho en un monasterio de la isla Iona por encargo de alguna personalidad de la época. De hecho, la teoría más aceptada indica que habría sido solicitado por la legendaria Santa Margarita, reina de Escocia.
Scotland's oldest book on display
Scotland's oldest surviving book - a pocket-size book of Psalms - has gone on display at the University Main Library.
The magnificent medieval psalter, which has been described as Scotland's version of the celebrated Books of Kells in Dublin, is being exhibited for the first time in a generation.
The pocket-sized book - dated to the 11th century and most likely produced at the monastery of Iona - is part of a display which opens on Friday, December 11 in the Library's newly refurbished Exhibition Room.
Extraordinary illuminations
Although the original binding has been lost, the script is bold and clear and it gives a text of the Psalms in Latin that can still be read today.
The book was probably commissioned for a figure of some importance, such as St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland.
Among the other attractions is the only copy in Scotland of the first book printed in any of the Gaelic languages.
The publication, which is a translation into Scottish Gaelic of John Knox's Book of Common Order, was printed in Edinburgh in 1567.
Other treasures
Also included is the finest surviving copy of Scotland's first substantial printed book, the Aberdeen Breviary - commissioned by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen to give Scotland its own distinctive liturgy and printed in 1509-10.
Other exhibits include a copy of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - published during Shakespeare's lifetime - which was presented to the University by the poet William Drummond in 1626.
A beautifully illuminated manuscript of the works of the Roman poet Virgil, written in Paris in the first half of the 15th century, also features in the exhibition.
Additionally, visitors can see a commentary on the classic Chinese text Yi Jing (or Book of Changes) written by the scholar Hu Guang between 1412 and 1413 and printed in 1440 using block printing - several years before the invention of moveable metal type.
The exhibition, Masterpieces 1, runs from 11 December - 14 March 2010.
Related links
University Special Collections
This article was published on Dec 11, 2009
Scotland's oldest surviving book - a pocket-size book of Psalms - has gone on display at the University Main Library.
The magnificent medieval psalter, which has been described as Scotland's version of the celebrated Books of Kells in Dublin, is being exhibited for the first time in a generation.
The pocket-sized book - dated to the 11th century and most likely produced at the monastery of Iona - is part of a display which opens on Friday, December 11 in the Library's newly refurbished Exhibition Room.
Extraordinary illuminations
Although the original binding has been lost, the script is bold and clear and it gives a text of the Psalms in Latin that can still be read today.
The book was probably commissioned for a figure of some importance, such as St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland.
Among the other attractions is the only copy in Scotland of the first book printed in any of the Gaelic languages.
The publication, which is a translation into Scottish Gaelic of John Knox's Book of Common Order, was printed in Edinburgh in 1567.
Other treasures
Also included is the finest surviving copy of Scotland's first substantial printed book, the Aberdeen Breviary - commissioned by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen to give Scotland its own distinctive liturgy and printed in 1509-10.
Other exhibits include a copy of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - published during Shakespeare's lifetime - which was presented to the University by the poet William Drummond in 1626.
A beautifully illuminated manuscript of the works of the Roman poet Virgil, written in Paris in the first half of the 15th century, also features in the exhibition.
Additionally, visitors can see a commentary on the classic Chinese text Yi Jing (or Book of Changes) written by the scholar Hu Guang between 1412 and 1413 and printed in 1440 using block printing - several years before the invention of moveable metal type.
The exhibition, Masterpieces 1, runs from 11 December - 14 March 2010.
Related links
University Special Collections
This article was published on Dec 11, 2009
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