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Merton College MS. 165

Former shelfmark: K. 3. 5

NICHOLAS DE LYRA; S. XIV ex.

Contents

Language(s): Latin

Fols. i-iv blank.

(fol. ivv)
Table of contents

Contemporary with the main text.

(fols. 1–317v; 318–20 blank)
NICHOLAS DE LYRA, Commentaries on Luke, John, Matthew, Mark, Pauline Epistles, Acts, Canonical Epistles, Apocalypse
Incipit: Incipit euuangelium beati Luce euuangeliste. Facies bouis a sinistris ipsorum quattuor. Sicut dictum fuit in principio euuangelii secundum Mattheum Ezechiele propheta in uisione animalium
Incipit: (fol. 28v) Facies aquile desuper ipsorum quatuor Ezechiel. primo. Ezechiel propheta aperti sunt celi ...; Hic est Iohannes. Huic euuangelio quod est ceteris perfectius ...; In principio erat uerbum. Secundum quod patet ex predictis intentio beati Iohannis est diuinitatem Domini nostri Iesu Christi spiritualiter declarare
Incipit: (fol. 80) Quatuor facies uni Eze. 1. Secundum quod scribit beatus Gregorius super Ezechielem prima parte omelia iii ...; Matheus &c. Hic est primus prologus beati Ieronimi ...; Matheus &c. Prologus iste diuiditur in duas partes ...; Liber generationis I. C. Euangelium secundum Matheum diuiditur in duas partes
Incipit: (fol. 129) Facies leonis a dextris ipsorum quatuor Eze 1. Secundum quod dictum fuit in principio euuangelii secundum Matheum ...; Marchus euuangelista. Euuangelio Marci beatus Ieronimus premittit prologum istum ...; Initium sancti euuangelii &c. Euuangelium secundum Marchum in 2 partes diuiditur
Incipit: (fol. 140 Rom.) Ecce descripsi eam tripliciter Prou. 22. Quod uerbum de sapientie descripcione ...; Paulus uocatus apostolus. Hec epistola diuiditur in 3 partes
Incipit: (fol. 159v I Cor.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit secunda epistolarum Pauli apostoli in qua incipit scribere Grece
Incipit: (fol. 182 II Cor.) Paulus ...; Postquam apostolus scripsit Corinthiis instruens eos de sacramentis
Explicit: Explicit postilla fratris Nicholai de Lira super epistolas ad Corinthos. Et finitur anno Domini millesimo CCC. XX nono.
Incipit: (fol. 195 Gal.) Paulus ...; Hec epistola ad Galathas in 3 partes diuiditur s. in salutationem
Incipit: (fol. 201 Eph.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit epistola Pauli apostoli ad Epheseos que diuiditur in 3 partes s. in salutationem et narracionem
Incipit: (fol. 206v Philipp.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit epistola ad Philippenses que diuiditur in tres partes s. prefacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 210 Col.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit epistola ad Colosenses que diuiditur in tres partes in salutacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 213v I Thess.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit prima epistola ad Thessalonicenses que diuiditur in tres partes s. in salutacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 216v II Thess.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit secunda epistola ad Thessalonicenses et diuiditur in tres partes s. salutacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 218 I Tim.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit epistola prima ad Thimotheum que diuiditur in duas partes s. in salutacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 223 II Tim.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit secunda epistola ad Thymotheum que diuiditur in 3 partes s. in salutacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 225v Tit.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit epistola Pauli ad Titum que diuiditur in 3 partes s. in salutacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 227v Phil.) Paulus ...; Hic incipit epistola ad Philemonem que diuiditur in tres partes s. in salutacionem et prosecucionem
Incipit: (fol. 228 Hebr.) Cum uenerit ...; In primitiua ecclesia illi qui de Iudeismo conuertebantur ...; Multipharie &c.; Sicut predictum est apostolus scripsit hanc epistolam aliquibus conuersatis
Incipit: (fol. 258 Acts) Repleti sunt omnes ...; Sicut lex euuangelica per Christum Deum et hominem fuit data
Incipit: (fol. 281v Iac.) Quattuor sunt munimina terre ...; Septem epistole que canonice i. e. regulares nuncupantur ...; Iacobus ...; Liber iste diuiditur in quattuor partes
Incipit: (fol. 285v I Petr.) Petrus ...; Hec secunda pars principalis huius libri
Incipit: (fol. 289) Symon Petrus. Hic incipit secunda beati Petri epistola quam scripsit eiusdem
Incipit: (fol. 291v I Ioh.) Quod fuit ...; Hic incipit tercia pars principalis huius libri
Incipit: (fol. 295v) Memor[sic] [sic pro Senior] electe domine; Postquam beatus Iohannes in epistola prima instruxit fideles generaliter ...; (III Ioh.) Lenior[sic] [sic] Gaio. Hec epistola sicut precedentes diuiditur in tres partes
Incipit: (fol. 296 Iud.) Iudas ...; Hic incipit epistola beati Iude apostoli que sicut precedentes diuiditur in tres partes
Incipit: (fol. 297 Apoc.) Oportet te iterum prophetare populis ...; Sicut dixi in principio Genesis uetus et nouum testamentum
Explicit: Gratia domini nostri I. C. cum omnibus nobis amen.
Final rubric: Explicit postilla super Apocalypsin et super totam bibliam edita a fratre Nicholao de Lira de ordine fratrum minorum sacre theologie doctore Deo gratias.

On fols. 255v-6v ‘Questiones fratris Nicholai de Lira in postillis suis super Biblia’, beg. ‘Vtrum Apocalypsis conuenienter ponitur ultimus in canone cum tamen scribitur ante euuangelium’. fol. 257rv blank.

Pr. Rome 1472 &c.; Glorieux, Théol. 345f; Stegmüller, Bibl. 5898, 5900, 5896–7, 5902–15, 5901, 5916–23. fol. 79v, between Joh. and Matt., blank.

Physical Description

Secundo Folio: predicta per se
Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Extent: 324 leaves (iv + 320)
Dimensions (leaf): 380 × 235 mm.
Dimensions (written): 300 × 170 mm.
The edges retrimmed and spattered with red.

Collation

A4, 1–212, 36, 4–612, 712 (+ 1 after 12), 8–2112, 2210, 2320, 24–612, 278(5 canc.); catchwords in frames which are sometimes patterned.

Layout

Ruled with crayon in 2 cols of 66 lines. Most of fol. iv excised.

Hand(s)

To fol. 256v the hand of MSS 163–4; the remainder in a similar but later-looking anglicana hand. The first hand does running heads in capitals.

Decoration

Blue initials flourished in red, the first on fol. 1 with 1-sided border in the colours; red underlining.

Binding

Standard Merton s. xvii, repaired and rebacked; formerly chained from the usual position. The first and last leaves were pastedowns in an earlier binding. Near the foot of fol. 324 are the marks of the large iron chain-staple. Formerly two straps from the front board to clasps at the back. On fol. 320 are the marks of pins in an earlier back board.

History

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

Provenance and Acquisition

Part of a set with MSS 163–4.

Near the foot of the last leaves are the marks of the large iron chain-staple.

Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with contents and ‘F. 7, 8’ (canc.), s. xvii, and ‘O. 6. 5. Art:’, canc. and replaced with ‘K. 3. 5 (CLXV)’ in red; the College bookplate.

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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