Merton College MS. 163

Former shelfmark: B. 3. 9

NICHOLAS DE LYRA; S. XIV ex.

Language(s): Latin

fol. i^rv blank.

(fols. 1–392v; 393rv blank)

NICHOLAS DE LYRA, Postills on Genesis—Job, Psalms

Incipit: Hec omnia liber uite Eccl. 24 secundum quod dicit Sanctus Gregorius omelia 34 euuangeliorum temporalis uita eterne uite comparata

Incipit: (fol. 1v) Vidi in dextera sedentis ...; Sicut dictum est in prologo precedenti

Incipit: (fol. 2v) In principio ...; Omissis diuisionibus curiosis accipio illam que magis consueta est dici

Incipit: (Exod.; fol. 49) Secundum quod dicit Ysidorus ...; Hec sunt nomina ... In prima igitur parte ubi agitur de exitu

Incipit: (Levit.; fol. 84v) Vocauit autem Moysen &c. Sicud dictum fuit in principio Exodi lex diuina que danda est populo

Incipit: (Num.; fol. 102) Incipit postilla super librum Numerorum. Locutusque est Dominus. Ex predictis in precedentibus libris patet quod sicud in libro Genesis agitur de fidelis populi electione

Incipit: (Deut.; fol. 122v) Incipit postilla super Deuteronomium. Declaracio sermonum tuorum ...; Sicut dictum fuit in principio Exodi lex non datur proprie uni persone singulari

Incipit: (Ios.; fol. 143v) Introducentes ...; Exo. xv. secundum Hebreos a libro Iosue incipiunt libri prophetales

Incipit: (Iud.; fol. 156) Suscitauit Dominus iudices ...; Sicut in libro Iosue a quo incipiunt libri hystoriales

Incipit: (Ruth; fol. 168v) In diebus unius iudicis. Hic consequenter ponitur tercius casus s. ipsius Ruth

Incipit: (I Reg.; fol. 170v) Per me reges regnauit Prou. 8. Sicud dictum fuit in principio libro iudicum populus Israel post ingressum terre promissionis

Incipit: (II Reg.; fol. 189v) Factum est autem. Postquam in primo libro actum est de regno per electionem

Incipit: (III Reg.; fol. 204) Et rex Dauid senuit. In precedentibus libris actum est de regno Israel unico

Incipit: (IV Reg.; fol. 221) Preuaricatus est. Postquam actum est 3. libro de regno bipartito

Incipit: (I Paral.; fol. 234) Incipit postilla super librum primi Paralipomenon. Colligite fragmenta ne pereat Io. 6. Secundum sententiam beati Augustini super Iohannem

Incipit: (II Paral.; fol. 246v) Confortatus est igitur Salomon. Postquam in libro primo actum est de regno Israel proueniente s. ipsi Dauid

Incipit: (Orat. Manass.; fol. 256v) Domine Deus. Ista oratio regis Manasse non est in Hebrayco

Incipit: (I Esdr.) Erit sacerdos super solio suo. Zach. vi. Secundum quod in libris precedentibus dictum fuit Deus sub ratione abstractiua substantiam est

Incipit: (Nehem.; fol. 261v) Verba Neemie. Postquam descripta est descripcio populi sub Esdram

Incipit: (Esth.; fol. 268) In diebus Assueri. Postquam descriptus est progressus populi de captiuitate Babylonica

Incipit: (Iob; fol. 272v) Pacienciam habe in me et omnia reddam tibi Mt. 18. Quamuis uerbum propositum sit uerbum serui ad dominum

Incipit: (Pss.; fol. 305) Propheta magnus surrexit in nobis. Luc. 7. Quamuis liber psalmorum apud Hebreos inter agiographa conputetur ...; Beatus uir ...; Quamuis beatus Augustinus dicat ipsum Dauid fuisse auctorem omium psalmorum

Explicit: in s. s. laudabunt te ad quam laudem nos perducat qui ....

Final rubric: Explicit postilla super librum Psalmorum edita a fratre Nicolai de Lyra de ordine fratrum minorum sacre theologie doctore anno Domini millesimo ccc. uicesimo sexto.

Pr. Rome 1472, &c.; Glorieux, Théol. 345f; Stegmüller, Bibl. 5829–43, 5845, 5850–1.

Physical Description

Secundo Folio: iste est sacra

Form: codex

Support: Parchment

Extent: 394 leaves (i + 393)

Dimensions (leaf): 365 × 235 mm.

Dimensions (written): 305 × 170 mm.

The edges retrimmed and spattered with red.

Collation

A singleton, 1–25¹², 26⁴, 27–33¹², 34⁸(lacks 5–7); catchwords in patterned frames.

Layout

Ruled with crayon in 2 cols of 65 lines.

Hand(s)

A single proficient anglicana hand. The scribe writes running heads in capitals.

Decoration

Red and blue initials flourished in red and with partial borders in the colours; blue initials flourished in red; red underlining. Unfilled spaces for diagrams.

Binding

Standard Merton s. xvii, repaired and rebacked (Maltby, 1953); sewn on five bands; formerly chained from the usual position. Fols. i and 393 were pastedowns in an earlier binding, sewn on seven bands. Near the foot of fol. 393 are the marks of the large iron chain-staple. At the foredge are the marks of two clasps.

History

Origin: S. XIV ex. ; script of English appearance.

Provenance and Acquisition

One of a set with MSS 164–5.

Inside the front board is the College bookplate and ‘B 3. 9’ in modern pencil.

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. 66; Powicke, no. 1228.

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

2019-07-02: First online publication

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