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MS. Lat. bib. f. 3

Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)

Contents

Bible.

With 'modern' chapter divisions.

Language(s): Latin
Colophon: Finita est biblia anno MoCCoLiiij. Deo gratias et beate virgini Marie et omnibus sanctis domini nostri Ihesu Christi.
(fol. 1)
Jerome, ep.LIII to Paulinus
Incipit: Frater Ambrosius
Language(s): Latin
(fol. 3)
Jerome, Pref. to Pentateuch

Stegmüller, Repertorium no.285.

Language(s): Latin
(fol. 3v)

Gen.-Deut.; Iosue (pref.311) - Ruth; I–IV Reg. (pref.323), I, II Paralip. (pref.328); I Esdras (pref.330) divided into nine chapters; Nehem.; III Esdras (in this MS. called II); Tobias (pref.332); Iudith (pref.335); Hester (pref.341).

(fol. 160v)

Iob (pref.349). At the end are added in another hand prefaces to Isaiah (pref.480) and Daniel (pref.495). Parabolae (pref.457, 455); Eccles.; Cantica; Sap. (pref. 468 added in another hand); Ecclesiasticus.

(fol. 198)

Is.(pref.482); Ierem. (pref.487); Lament.; Baruch (pref.491); Ezech. (pref.492); Dan. (pref.494); Osee (pref.500, 507); Ioel (pref.510); Amos (pref.512); Abdias (pref.519); Ionas (pref.524); Miche (pref.526); Naum (pref.528); Habacuc (pref.531); Soph. (pref.534); Aggeus (pref.538); Zach. (pref.539); Malach.

(fol. 271)

I Macchab. (pref.551).

(fol. 289)

Matt. (pref.589); Marcus (pref.607); Lucas (pref.620); Ioannes (pref.624).

(fol. 325)

Rom. (pref.670, 677); I, II Cor. (pref.685, 699); Galat. (pref.707); Ephes. (pref.715); Philip. (pref.728); Coloss. (pref.736); I, II Thess. (pref.747 and 746 joined, 752); I, II Tim. (pref.765, 772); Titus (pref.780); Philemon (pref.783); Hebr.

(fol. 347)

Actus (pref.640).

357

Can Epp.

(fol.361v)

Apocal. (pref.835).

On fol.366v in a contemporary hand are prefaces to Can Epp. (809) and Hebr. (793), to both of which the reader is referred by the rubricator at the beginnings of each book; and the ‘Oratio Manasse’. On fol.367 in another 13th cent. hand, are prefaces to Malach. (543) and Matt. (590). A French 15th cent. hand has added a 3–4 line summary to each book, beg: In hoc libro agitur de … The same hand has added a list of psalms and canticles (fol. 367v).

(fol. 369)
Stephen Langton, Interpretationes nominum Hebraicorum
Incipit: Aay (sic for Aaz) apprehendens
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Secundo Folio: sit.et
Form: codex
Support: thin parchment
Extent: i + 403 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 155 × 115 mm.
Dimensions (written): 110 × 80 mm.
Edges cropped by binder.

Collation

1(16)–10(16), 11(18), 12(16)–15(16), 16(14), 17(16), 18(16), 19(10), 20(16)–26(16), 27(10), 28(8)

Layout

2 cols., 51 lines

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander i. 528:

Good borders.

Good historiated initials. Two historiated initials showing (fol.1) St.Jerome writing, and (fol.3v) the six days of creation.

Good other initials. Large decorative initials at the beginnings of books

Smaller initials blue with red flourishes and red with violet flourishes.

Binding

French 19th cent. binding of quarter morocco.

History

Origin: 1254 ; French (?)

Provenance and Acquisition

'Ex libris ... Dep ... etta' (French, early 19th cent.)

Bought at Sotheby's, 5 June 1950, lot 10

Record Sources

Typescript description by Bodleian library staff

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (1 image from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    A. Watson, Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries (1984), no. 531

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.