Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . book-satchels are, as might be expected, fairlynumerous in the early writings describing the doings of the Irishmissionaries. One of the most interesting of these is indicated in adescription by Miss Stokes (Six Months in the Apennines, p. 158) ofthe sarcophagus containing the body of St Columbanus in details of the five compartments containing representationsin bas-relief of incidents in the life of the Saint, she says :— The first represents the miracle of the Saint in the forest ofBobio, when he commanded the bear to subm
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . book-satchels are, as might be expected, fairlynumerous in the early writings describing the doings of the Irishmissionaries. One of the most interesting of these is indicated in adescription by Miss Stokes (Six Months in the Apennines, p. 158) ofthe sarcophagus containing the body of St Columbanus in details of the five compartments containing representationsin bas-relief of incidents in the life of the Saint, she says :— The first represents the miracle of the Saint in the forest ofBobio, when he commanded the bear to submit to the yoke withthe bullock. Here it should be noted that the book satchel is carriedin the hand of St Columban, according to the custom of his country-men. This may be a representation, made in 1484, of the very book-satchel which contained the Bobio MS. of the Gospels of St Mark 1 Screpul, screaball (=scripulus) .i. secht pinginne oir, seven pennies of gold(Stokes, Lives of the Saints from the Book of Lismore, p. 399). Plate XXX ] [To face page. BINDING IN THE FRANCISCAN LIBRARY,DUBLIN (Hinge) Plate XXXI [To face page 307
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