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Bible : [manuscript]

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Description: ff. 1-384v. Bible. Latin. f. 1, 14 mnemonic verses on the books of the Bible; f. 1v, blank; ff. 2-284, Old Testament; ff. 284-351, New Testament; ff. 352-382, Interpretations of Hebrew Names; ff. 382v-383, blank; ff. 383v384v, pentrials, names and proverbs. In addition, on ff. 308-315 (John), notes in the margins, s. XV(?), with readings for Sundays for the liturgical year.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [between 1250 and 1299]
Call number: mssEL 9 H 4
Provenance: Names on the blank leaves at the end include, on f. 383v: Abbas elstane terram dono tibi plane quam dum vivebat virgo mildreda tenebat (s. XV); Dompnus Robertus wynstanley sacerdos est meus possessor (s. XV/XVI); on f. 384v: henricus byntun, Thomas Unbrege, Iohannis stokys of fordenyche gentylman of decoler, Iohannes Frouike of londun marchate of debanker (all s. XV). On f. 1v, Pe. [S?]anwood Armiger de Sancto stephani in parocchia de Hackingtone in Comitatu Cantir. secundo die Decembris Anno salutis nostrae 1590, Elizabeth Reginae tricessimo tertio, Stilo Angliae. On f. 1, the shelfmark "N:2./1." in the hand of John Egerton (1622-86), 2nd Earl of Bridgewater.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 210 x 300 mm
Associated organization: Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Bible and Missal : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-9v, 22-176v, 192-282v, 282v-381v. [Bible]: ff. 1-9v: verses on the Bible; ff. 22-176v: Old Testament through Psalms; ff. 192-282v: Old Testament, Proverbs through Maccabees; ff. 282v-348v: New Testament; f. 349: note on the Hebrew alphabet; ff. 349-379v: Interpretations of Hebrew Names; f. 379v: 6 poems and other verses on biblical matters; ff. 380-381 blank; f. 381v: list of the books of the Bible, not in the order of this manuscript. ff. 10-21v, 177-191v: [Missal]: ff. 10-21v: readings of the Epistle and Gospel, including for a number of English saints and the feast of the relics of Sarum cathedral (feast est. 1319); ff. 177-191v: missal.

mssHM 26061

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-524; ff. 524v-525v blank. Bible. Latin. f. 1, List of books of the Bible, added in a different hand; f. 1v, blank; ff. 2-400, Old Testament; ff. 400-486, New Testament; ff. 488-524, Interpretations of Hebrew Names. In the usual order for thirteenth century French bibles but with 66 prologues (the 2 extra for Obadiah and Habakkuk); see Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace, MS 1364.

mssHM 1072

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

f. 1v miniature; ff. 2-489; f. 489v blank. [Bible]. Latin. ff. 2-367v, Old Testament; ff. 368-462v, New Testament; ff. 463-489, Interpretations of Hebrew Names. Bible with 85 prologues; text includes the prayer of Manasses, and 3 Ezra followed by the Psalms (Pss. 69 and 85:4 through 87:6 not copied, apparently because of scribal error) and 7 Old Testament and 2 New Testament canticles; prayer of Solomon after Ecclesiasticus.

mssHM 1080

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-671; f. 671v blank. [Bible]. Latin. ff. 1-494, Old Testament; ff. 494-619, New Testament; ff. 620-671, Interpretations of Hebrew Names. In the usual order for thirteenth century French bibles and with the common set of 64 prologues, as described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace, MS 1364.

mssHM 1070

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-596v; ff. 597-598v blank. [Bible] Latin. ff. 1-439v, Old Testament; ff. 439v-548v, New Testament; ff. 548v-591, Interpretations of Hebrew Names; ff. 591-595v [added, s. XIII], list of difficult names in the bible; f. 596v [added, s. XV], list of books of the bible with the number of chapters in each. In the usual order for thirteenth century French bibles and with the common set of 64 prologues (reversing the order of Stegmüller 500 and 507), as described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace, MS 1364.

mssHM 1073

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-569; f. 569v blank. [Bible]. Latin. ff. 1-415v, Old Testament; ff. 416 bis-530, New Testament; f. 530r-v, list of books of the Bible, added in a later hand; ff. 532-569 ["531" omitted in foliation], Interpretations of Hebrew Names. Generally similar to the thirteenth century French bibles described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace MS 1364, but here lacking the prologue to 2 Paralipomenon and with 9 additional prologues for the Minor Prophets.

mssHM 1074

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