MS. Auct. D. 1. 6
Summary Catalogue no.: 3551
Physical Description
Composite: fols. 1–181 || fols. 182–240
i + '290' (really 294) leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.5 × 9.3 in.
Condition
Leaves have been cut out before fols 1, 44 (2)
Binding
Brown leather, blind-tooled and elaborately stamped, as in MS. e Mus. 64
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased with the bequest of £5 in 1673 by William Whorwood, esq., of West Bromwich.
MS. Auct. D. 1. 6 – Part 1 (fols. 1-181)
Contents
Language(s): Latin
(fol. i verso)
Table of contents (early 17th century)
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
History
MS. Auct. D. 1. 6 – Part 2 (fols. 182-240)
Contents
1.
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, Song of Songs With prologues, and gloss, with numbered chapters
Colophon: Laus tibi sit Christe, quum labor explicit iste. Explicit Job
Colophon: GR. Hoc mihi opere precium credo fraternis auribus hoc quod in me latenter reprehendo incunctanter aperio (foI. 181)
Colophon: libro perscripto reddatur gracia Christo
Colophon: Est liber iste liber et sine labe liber (fol. 288v).
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
History
Additional Information
Record Sources
Description adapted (April 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-04-29: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)