Merton College MS. 245

Former shelfmark: B. 1. 43

PORCHETUS SALVATICUS; S. XIV med.

Language(s): Latin

Fols. i^v-ii blank.

(fols. 1–86v; 87–8v blank)

PORCHETUS SALVATICUS, Liber Victoriae contra Iudaeos

Rubric: Incipit liber uictorie a Porcheto de Salua Ignis Ianuensis diuina fauente gracia ...

Incipit: In nomine Dei altissimi qui est trinus et unus

Explicit: ad quam quidem uitam et requiem sempiternam nos inducat Dominus noster I. Dei filius qui ...

Final rubric: Explicit liber Victorie. Deo gracias.

Pr. Paris 1520. See MS 244.

Physical Description

Secundo Folio: ad prouocandum

Form: codex

Support: Parchment

Extent: 90 leaves (ii + 88)

Dimensions (leaf): 290 × 195 mm.

Dimensions (written): 250 × 145 mm.

Fols. i-ii, 87–8 of thick, stiff parchment; the edges retrimmed and stained red.

Collation

A bifolium at each end, 1–7¹⁰, 8–9⁸; catchwords; pencilled quire-signatures of the usual late medieval form.

Layout

Ruled with crayon in 2 cols of 57 lines.

Hand(s)

A rather formal gothic rotunda bookhand, probably French, using pale ink.

Decoration

Parisian. On f. 1 a red and blue flourished initial with long extensions; blue initials flourished in red; red or blue paraphs; red highlighting.

Binding

Standard Merton s. xvii, sewn on four bands; formerly chained from the usual position. The first and last leaves were pastedowns in an earlier binding, which may have had a brass chain-staple on the front board, near the foot of the foredge. On f. 88 are the marks of two clasps, and of the large iron chain-staple.

History

Origin: S. XIV med. ; Paris, France

Provenance and Acquisition

At the head of f. i is ‘Liber uictorie precii trium solidorum’, s. xiv.

On f. ii^vis ‘Liber domus scolarium de Mertone in Oxonia’, s. xiv ex. Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with ‘F. 2, 4’ (canc.) and title, s. xvii, and ‘P. 3. 12. Art:’, canc. and replaced with ‘B. 1. 4 (CCXLV)’ 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. 95; Powicke, no. 1205.

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

2019-10-01: First online publication

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