MS. Bodl. 738
Summary Catalogue no.: 2731
Nicholas Trevet on the Psalms; England, 1320s
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Physical Description
Decoration
Good miniatures. Fine and good historiated and other borders and initials. Partly damaged by damp. By one of the hands of Oxford, Christ Church MS. 92, Walter de Milmete. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 580, pl. LX)
Binding
Stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, rebacked.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
John Grandison, bishop of Exeter: inscribed (fol. 1r), ‘Liber J. de G. Exon’. episcopi. quem damus ipsi ecclesie’.
Exeter, Devon, Cathedral church of St Peter. Inscribed, fol. iv verso: ‘
Hunc librum. cum alio⹎ super psalterium. Scilicet. Nicholai Tryueth: et alium. Nicholai de Lyra⹎ damus capitulo nostro Exoniensi; Manu mea .I. de .G. Exon’; Anno domini mºcccºlxºvº. et officii mei. xxxºixº. et etatis⹎ lºxxiiiiº \(septuagesimo. iiiiº)/.
Et attende. quod secundum interpretacionem lxx⹎ exponitur⸝ non iuxta textum nostrum.
Ego Iohannes de .G. Exon’ nou(er)i(m) utrumque⹎ — \Nota./ Nicholaum { de Lira⹎ minorem / et Tryueth predicatorem } fratres.
’Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter, 1602.
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2022-07-25: Andrew Dunning Update inscription with consultation of original, with thanks to Jakub Kujawiński.