A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Auct. D. 3. 7

Summary Catalogue no.: 2029

Contents

Bible

With prologues of St. Jerome, the order of the books is:Pentateuch, Josh., Judges, Ruth; Kings (4 bks.), Chron., Esdr. (2 bks.), Tob., Judith, Esther, Macc.; Is., Jer., Lam., Baruch, Ez., Dan., Hos., Joel, Amos, Obad., Jonah, Mic., Nah., Hab., Zeph., Hagg., Zech., Mal.; Job, Prov., Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom; Matth. (fol. 286), Mark, Luke, John; Acts, James, Peter, John, Jude, Rom., Thess., Tim., Tit., Philemon, Hebr., Rev. (the Psalms and some Epistles omitted). At fol. 348 follows a concordance of the Gospels.

With some marginal notes.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: i + 353 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12.625 × 9.625 in.

Layout

2 cols.

Decoration

Illuminated capitals.

History

Origin: 13th century, second half ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

New College, Oxford: On fol. 352v (cf. 350r) is written faintly 'Eleccio siue nominado scolarium admissorum [?] in collegium beate [Marie] Wynton in Oxon' followed by three hardly decipherable names of which one is Willelmus Buttermere', which fixes the date as 1492: on fol. 350 is 'Magister J. Lucas', perhaps the John Lucas who was fellow of New college in 1407–14.

Possibly given by Thomas James in 1601. (The Benefactors' Register only records the gift by dr. Thomas James in 1601 of 'Biblia vulgatæ editionis' folio.)

Record Sources

Description adapted (April 2020) from the Summary Catalogue (1922).

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2020-04-21: Description revised to incorporate all information in SC.