Merton College MS. 52

Former shelfmark: A. 1. 3

JEROME ON JEREMIAH; S. XV

Language(s): Latin

fols. iv^v-v blank.

(fols. fols. 1–83v; 84–6v blank)

Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

Rubric: Incipit prefacio Sancti Ieronimi presbiteri in explanacionem Ieremie prophete

Incipit: Post explanationes duodecim prophetarum

Incipit: Verba Ieremie ...; Ceteri prophete ut Ysaias Osee Iohel fuerunt ante captiuitatem

Explicit: dedit dona hominibus

Final rubric: Ieronimi Eusebii presbiteri Bethleemitici super Ieremiam prophetam liber sextus qui et ultimus explicit

CPL 586; CCSL 74 (1961); Stegmüller, Bibl. 3353; Lambert 211.

Physical Description

Secundo Folio: Ne consideres

Form: codex

Support: Parchment

Extent: 94 leaves (v + 89)

Dimensions (leaf): 310 × 210 mm.

Dimensions (written): 220 × 140 mm.

The edges stained yellow.

Collation

a bifolium, 1–10⁸, 11⁶; catchwords.

Layout

Ruled with fine pencil in 2 cols of 45 lines.

Hand(s)

One expert Continental scribe, writing slightly archaizing formal cursive.

Decoration

Blue initials flourished in red; red lemmata, marginal chapter-numbers and running heads; yellow highlighting.

Binding

s. xix, sewn on five bands; fols. i-iii, 87–9 are modern paper blanks. On fol. iv is the mark of a brass chain-staple near the foot of the foredge. On fol. 86 are the marks of two clasps or catches.

History

Origin: S. XV ; Continental

Provenance and Acquisition

Given by Richard Fitzjames, for whom see MS 9. On fol. v^v ‘Beatus Hieronimus super Hieremiam prophetam ex dono domini Ricardi Fitz James nuper Cicestrensis episcopi et custodis istius collegii. Cuius anime propicietur Deus Amen’, in the usual hand.

At the head of fol. 1 is the James no. ‘267’, s. xvii in. Above is ‘N. 4. 13. Art:’, s. xvii. Below is the College bookplate. On fol. iv is ‘N. 4. 13. Art:’ again, canc. and replaced with ‘A. 1. 3 (LI)’ in red.

Record Sources

R. M. Thomson, A descriptive catalogue of the medieval manuscripts of Merton College, Oxford (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer), 2009.

Availability

For enquiries relating to this manuscript please contact Merton College Library.

Bibliography

Coxe, p. 36; Powicke, no. 1180.

Funding of Cataloguing

Conversion of the printed catalogue to TEI funded by the Warden and Fellows of Merton College .

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2018-08-01: First online publication

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