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MS. Laud Lat. 30

Summary Catalogue no.: 933

New and Old Testament. Composite: A: Germany(?), s. xii1, B, C, and D: Italy, s. xiimed

Physical Description

This description is abbreviated from Daniela Mairhofer, Medieval Manuscripts from the Mainz Charterhouse in the Bodleian Library, Oxford: A Descriptive Catalogue, 2 vols. (Oxford, 2018), pp. 162–173. For purposes of scholarly citation, reference to the printed catalogue is requested. Provenance of part A (fols. 1-62) revised, Jan. 2024 (Matthew Holford).
Composite: A: fols. 1–62 || B: fols. 63–114 || C: fols. 115-173 || D: fols. 174–184
Form: codex
Support: parchment
i (17th cent.) + 184 + i (17th cent.) leaves
Foliation: i, 1-185

Binding

Brown tanned calf over laminated pulpboard for Abp. Laud, 1637–1639.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

The present Bible book is composed of four different 12th-century parts, possibly together since the late 1630s only.

William Laud, 1573–1645: his ex-libris inscription, dated 1638, at the lower margin of fol. 1r.

Given to the Bodleian as part of his third donation, dispatched on 28 June 1639.

MS. Laud Lat. 30 – Part A (fols. 1-62)

Contents

1. (fols. 1r–62v)
Canonical Epistles, with gloss

Glossa ordinaria, however less substantial (Stegmüller, Bibl. 11846–52

(fols. 1r–2v)
Prologue to Canonical Epistles Ps.-Jerome

Stegmüller, Bibl. 809

(fol. 1v)
Prologue to James

Written as marginal gloss. Stegmüller, Bibl. 810

(fol. 2r)
Prologue to Canonical Epistles

Written as marginal gloss. Stegmüller, Bibl. 803

(fol. 2r)
Prologue to James

Written as marginal gloss.

(fols. 3r–17r)
James
(fols. 17v–41v)
I-II Peter
(fol. 17v)
Prologue to I Peter

Stegmüller, Bibl. 816

(fol. 18r–32r)
I Peter
(fol. 32r)
Prologue to II Peter

Stegmüller, Bibl. 818

(fols. 32r–41v)
II Peter
(fols. 41v–58r)
I-III John
(fols. 41v–54v)
I John
(fols. 54v–56r)
II John
(fols. 56r–58r)
III John
(fols. 58r–62v)
Jude
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 62 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): c.204–07 × 147–55 mm.

Layout

Ruling in lead point, three columns of 13 (main column) widely-spaced lines; the interlinear and marginal gloss is ruled for ad hoc. Ruled space c.130–45 × 120–25 mm.

Hand(s)

Protogothic script. Two hands: one for the main (= Bible) text, the other for the marginal and interlinear gloss.

Decoration

Fols. 3r, 18r, 32r, 41v, 54v: Good initials in various styles. (Pächt and Alexander i. 69)

History

Origin: 12th century, first half ; German (?)

Provenance

Eberbach, Cistercian Abbey of the Virgin Mary: marginal annotations in identical style to those in MS. Laud Lat. 28 (by the same scribe(s) as this section of the present manuscript) and MS. Laud Misc. 244 (with Eberbach ex libris). Perhaps identifiable as D 10 in the Eberbach catalogue of 1502 ('Epistole canonice initium Non est ordo aput grecos': N. Palmer, Zisterzienser und ihre Bucher (1998), 235). Although this entry might appear to describe a volume with text only, it concludes a series entries relating to glossed Biblical books. The incipit of the present manuscript is 'Non ita est ordo apud grecos'.

MS. Laud Lat. 30 – Part B (fols. 63-114)

Contents

2. (fols. 63r–114v)
Canonical Epistles, with gloss
(fol. 63r)
Prologue to Canonical Epistles

Written as marginal gloss. Stegmüller, Bibl. 803

(fols. 63r–75r)
James
(fols. 75r–97r)
I-II Peter
(fol. 75r–88v)
I Peter
(fols. 88v–97r)
II Peter
(fols. 97r–112r)
I-III John
(fols. 97r–109v)
I John
(fols. 109v–111r)
II John
(fols. 111r–112r)
III John
(fols. 112r–114v)
Jude
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 52 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): c.204–06 × 135–41 mm.

Layout

Ruling in hard point, three columns of commonly 16 (main column) widely-spaced lines; the interlinear and marginal gloss is ruled for ad hoc. Ruled space c.138–41 × 112–17 mm.

Hand(s)

Protogothic script by a single hand, for both Bible text and glosses.

Decoration

Fols. 63r, 75rb: Fine initials. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 48)

History

Origin: 12th century, middle ; Italian (judging by script and decoration.)

Provenance

Mainz, Charterhouse St Michael: late 14th-century ex-libris inscription at the upper right-hand margin of fol. 63r, mostly cropped.

MS. Laud Lat. 30 – Part C (fols. 115-173)

Contents

3. (fols. 115r–169r)
Apocalypse, with gloss

Generally resembling the Glossa ordinaria (Stegmüller, Bibl. 11853), with some additional material:

(fol. 169r–v)
De Duodecim Lapidibus
Incipit: Iaspis uiridis. immarcessibilem uirorem fidei significat
Explicit: amethistus celestis semper regni memoriam in humilium animo

See Glossa ordinaria (Stegmüller, Bibl. 11854)

(fols. 169v–170r)
Glossa Ordinaria in Apocalipsis
Incipit: Apocalipsis hec inter reliquos libros noui testamenti libros
Explicit: ueritatem intellexit

See Glossa ordinaria (Stegmüller, Bibl. 118535; cf. 8594, 828 & 832).

See Dessau, Anhaltische Landesbücherei, Georg Hs. 16a. 2o, fol. 1ra–vb.

(fol. 170r)
De Aetatibus Hominis

Excerpted from Rabanus Maurus, De universo (Stegmüller, Bibl. 7020).

(fol. 170r)
De Aetatibus Mundi

Excerpted from Rabanus Maurus, De universo (Stegmüller, Bibl. 7020).

Language(s): Latin
4. (fol. 170v)
Expositio duodecim lapidum [Apc 21:19–20]

Stegmüller, Bibl. 10975; cf. also 8594 = [ANSELM OF LAON (?), Commentary on Revelation], 21 (ed.: PL 162. 1580D–81B; – Stegmüller, Bibl. 1361) or, respectively, [MARBOD OF RENNES, Agnitio duodecim lapidum preciosorum] (ed.: PL 171. 1679, etc.; – Mone, Hymnen, 3. 637 (pp. 28–29, l. 31); Chevalier 3271; WIC, 2812; SK 2326; Thorndike & Kibre 226; for the author, see also Glorieux, Migne, 66); imperfect.

Fol. 171r blank

Language(s): Latin
5.
(fol. 171v)
Prologue to Apocalypse

Stegmüller, Bibl. 829

(fols. 171v–173r)
Summarium Apocalypsis
Incipit: ⟨D⟩e ecclesiis septem et saluatoris aduentu

cf. Stegmüller, Bibl. 11018

The following prologues/texts are written as marginal gloss, starting on the upper margin of fol. 171v and extending from the left margin to the right of fol. 173r

(fol. 171v)
Incipit: Prima uisio est de institutione vel correctione ecclesiarum. Secunda principaliter de reuelatione
Explicit: impotentes et abiecti uideantur

See Dessau, Stadtbibl., Anhaltische Landesbücherei, Georg Hs. 16a. 2o, fol. 1ra.

(fol. 171v)
Prologue to Apocalypse Ps.-Isidore of Seville

cf. Stegmüller, Bibl. 834

(fol. 172r)
Prologue to Apocalypse
Explicit: et accipientis. ac loci ipsius uisionis

cf. Stegmüller, Bibl. 828

(fols. 172r–173r)
Incipit: Asia minor maioris asię pars est. continens septem ciuitates
Explicit: ab angelo iohanni. A iohanne ęcclesiis [sic].

See Dessau, Anhaltische Landesbücherei, Georg Hs. 16a. 2o, fol. 1vb.

(fols. 173v–174r) blank, except for an excerpt from Augustine at the upper margin of:
(fol. 173v)
Augustinus
Incipit: Augustinus de ciuitate [?] – Maximum est inter cetera ecclesie Karissimata. fons proprius cur non communicat alienus. deum quod omnem liquorem supereminet. uia excellentior. perfectionis uinculum
Explicit: carum tenens. cariem tollens id est putredinem aurium
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 59 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): c.203–07 × 135–43 mm.

Layout

(fols. 115r-170v) Ruling in ink and lead point, three columns of (main column) 15 widely-spaced lines; the marginal gloss is ruled for ad hoc. Ruled space c.138–49 × 115–18 mm.

(fols. 171v–173v) Ruling in ink and lead point, two columns of 17 widely-spaced lines; the marginal gloss is ruled for ad hoc. Ruled space c.138–49 × 115–18 mm.

Hand(s)

(fols 115r–170rb) Protogothic script, presumably one hand only. Items 4 & 5 in different, but contemporary hands.

Decoration

fol. 115ra: Fine initial. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 48, pl. V)

History

Origin: 12th century, middle ; Italian (judging by script and decoration.)

Provenance

No known provenance; contents, origin and date, however, link it with the two Charterhouse parts of the present volume, B and D; Mainz, Charterhouse provenance therefore appears likely.

MS. Laud Lat. 30 – Part D (fols. 174–184)

Contents

6. (fols. 174v–184v)
Lamentations, with gloss
(fol. 174v–184v)
Mariginal gloss
Incipit: (marg.) In his lamentationibus .iiiior. alphabeta reperiuntur. Sicut enim pueri elementis erudiuntur. sic istis lamentationibus uita nostra moresque formantur
Explicit: idioma id est proprietas. inde idiota id est habens proprietatem unius lingue ... ne frustra uelit. – [further down, in smaller script:] Quid ualet hic mondus [sic] quid groria [recte: gloria] quidue triumphus. Cum sit hic mondus fragilis atque caducus

Not Glossa ordinaria

(fols. 174v–184v)
Interlinar gloss
Incipit: Qvomodo sedet Sed et id est nec bene erecta nec ex toto agrauata | sedet dei auxilio – sola nec sola. tempore david plena
Explicit: discooperuit peccata tua. faciendo te recognoscere peccata tua

Not Glossa ordinaria

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: 11 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): c.198–203 × 135–44 mm.

Layout

Ruling in hard point, three columns, of 17 (main column) widely-spaced lines; ruling for the marginal gloss only. Ruled space c.130–52 × 122–30 mm.

Hand(s)

Protogothic script, a single hand for both bible text and gloss; the hand closely resembles that of part B.

Decoration

fol. 174v: Fine initial. (Pächt and Alexander ii. 48)

History

Origin: 12th century, middle ; Italian (judging by script and decoration.)

Provenance

Mainz, Charterhouse St Michael: late 14th-century ex-libris inscription inscription near the lower centre of fol. 184v.

Additional Information

Record Sources

See above. Previously described H. O. Coxe, Laudian Manuscripts, Quarto Catalogues II, repr. with corrections, 1969, from the original ed. of 1858–1885.
Quarto Catalogue, col. 16
Quarto Catalogue, col. 17
Quarto Catalogue, p. 538 (addenda)
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2, part 1, p. 39

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Bibliography

    Published descriptions:

    Daniela Mairhofer, Medieval Manuscripts from the Mainz Charterhouse in the Bodleian Library, Oxford: A Descriptive Catalogue, 2 vols. (Oxford, 2018), pp. 162–173

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-10: Matthew Holford: revised provenance of part A.