St John's College MS 104
Deuteronomy glossed
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Stegmüller, Bibl. 11785 (9:473–4). Substantial later additions, particularly in later portions, including a good deal written in plummet and crayon. Fols. 1v–2v have a table for Deuteronomy; fol. 3 is a washed waste leaf used here as a flyleaf.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
In a central column with flanking gloss columns:
the centre 168 × 62 mm. in 12–16 lines;
the gloss columns (seldom totally filled) ruled as 200 × 48 (along the leading edge) and 30 (gutter) mm.
Frequent prickings; bounded and ruled in stylus, lead, and black ink (the gloss columns typically ruled only as needed).
Hand(s)
The text and gloss written in different styles, perhaps in different hands, of protogothic bookhand. Punctuation by point and medial point in the text, by point only in the gloss.
Decoration
At the head, a red and gold 13-gloss-line high arabesque initial.
Red marginal markers to align the text and contents table, which divides the text into 144 capitula; red paraphs and some red-slashed capitals at textual divisions.
Binding
A modern replacement. Sewn on five thongs. At the front, a marbled paper leaf, two modern paper flyleaves, and a medieval vellum flyleaf (fol. iv); at the rear, a medieval vellum flyleaf (probably a former pastedown), two modern paper flyleaves, and another marbled paper leaf (v–viii).
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Hic est liber Sancte Marie de Rading’ Quem qui celauenit uel fraudem de eo fecerit anathema sit’ (fol. 1, above a college bookplate, the page otherwise blank) (Ker, MLGB 158).
‘Liber Collegij Divi Ioannis Baptistae Oxon’ ex dono Magistri Ioannis Stonor de Northstoke in Comitatu Oxon’ Generosi’ (fol. 2, upper margin).
MS 104 - flyleaf (a)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
An unfinished leaf from a monastic service book.
Physical Description
Layout
In long lines, 19 lines to the page. Prickings in the gutter; no bounds or rules.
Hand(s)
Written in caroline, s. xii med.
History
Provenance
Presumably a leaf from an older binding.
MS 104 - flyleaf (b)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Fol. 3 is a washed waste leaf also probably from a service book (‘andreas apostolus’ visible near the foot of the verso). We are grateful to Malcolm Parkes for advice about this leaf.
Physical Description
Layout
In long lines, 18 lines to the page. No prickings; bounded in brown crayon, no rules.
Hand(s)
So far as it is visible under ultraviolet light, the script appears to be continental caroline, perhaps from north-western France, s. xi2, with some portions in rustic capitals.
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Availability
For enquiries relating to this manuscript please contact St John's College Library.
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
Conversion of the printed catalogue to TEI funded by the Thompson Family Charitable Trust
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2021-08: First online publication