MS. Kennicott 14
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Contents
with 'modern' chapter divisions
Gen. (pref. Stegmüller, Repertorium 284 and 285)-Deut.; Iosue; Iudic.; Ruth; I–IV Reg. (pref. 323), I, II Paralip. (pref. 328); I Esdras (pref. 330); Nehemias (here called II Esdras); Tobias (pref. 332); Iudith (pref. 335); Hester (pref. 341); I, II Machab.
Psalterium duplex, in the Hebrew and Gallican versions (pref.414, 430, 443, 429), followed (fol.239v) by the apocryphal psalm Pusillus eram; and the canticles: Ego dixi in excessu dierum (Is.38.10); Confirmatum est cor meum (1 Reg. 2.1–11); Cantemus domino gloriose (Ex.15.1–20); Domine audivi auditionem (Hab.3); Attende celum (Deut.32.1–44), all in a version which seems to agree with that of the MSS. BCOP in J. Mearns, Canticles Eastern and Western, 1914, pp.22–3. This version and the prefaces are found also in a 13th cent. bible in St. Mary's church, Colchester
Ysaias (pref.482); Ierem. (pref. 487); Lament.; Baruch; Ezech. (pref.492); Dan. (pref. 494); Osea (pref.500), Joel (pref.511); Amos (pref.515); Abdias (pref.519); Ionas (pref.524); Miche (pref.526); Nahum (pref.528); Habacuc (pref.529); Sophonias (pref.532); Aggaeus (pref.535); Zacharias (pref.540); Malach. (pref.544).
Iob (pref.344); Parabolae (pref.457); Eccles.; Cantica (pref. beg: Salomon inspiratus divino spiritu); Ecclesiasticus; Sap.
Math. (pref.591); Marcus (pref.607); Lucas (pref.620); Iohannes (pref.624)
Rom. (pref.677); I, II Cor. (pref.685 and 700); Galat. (pref.707); Ephes. (pref.715); Philip. (pref.728); Coloss. (pref.736); I, II Thess. (pref.747 and 752); I, II Tim. (pref.765 and 772); Titus (pref.780); Philemon (pref.783); Hebr. (pref.793).
Actus (pref.637).
Can. Epp. (pref.809).
Apocalypsis, ends imperf. at 16.6 due to loss of leaves.
There are marginal notes and cross references throughout, mostly in one 15th cent. hand.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
2 cols., 48–50 lines
Hand(s)
Hand A, mid 13th cent., fols. 1–387v
Hand B, 14th cent., fols. 388-end
Decoration
Large red and blue initials with penwork (fols. 1–387v). Plain red initials (fols. 388 - end).
Binding
17th cent. binding of speckled calf.
History
Record Sources
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.