MS. Rawl. G. 162
Summary Catalogue no.: 14886
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Contains: Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, Maccabees
The Psalter is followed by the usual Canticles and Creeds, a Litany and a few prayers
Following with scarcely a break:- General Epistles, Epistles of Paul (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon), Epistle to the Hebrews, Four Gospels, Acts, Apocalypse
Fols 135-158: Matthew 1.i-Luke vii.12 is from another manuscript, and duplicates the first part of Luke
At fol. 2, prologues to the separate works of the whole volume are collected
Physical Description
Layout
2 cols
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'Caucio Johannis de... [erased word] pro Domo Sumonitorum anno xxvijº [1327 or 1353?] saluo jure cuiuslibet', fol. 253v
'liber Philippi Bu(?)tere' (first two letters of the last word doubtful), 15th century
Once in the possession of Thomas Rawlinson
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Record Sources
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-08-01: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)