Manuscripts

Bible : [manuscript]

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [between 1250 and 1299]
Call number: mssHM 1072
Provenance: No. 1 in a French or Belgian sale (slip glued to front pastedown; described as in 1037 pages).
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 175 x 255 mm
Associated organizations: Bari Atelier,; Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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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.
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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.
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ff. 1-316; f. 316v blank; ff. 1-394v. [Bible]. Latin. Vol. I, ff. 1-316, Old Testament through Job. Vol. II, ff. 1-206, Old Testament beginning with Psalms; ff. 260v-394v, New Testament, ending defectively at Apocalypse 6, 9. As compared with London, Lambeth Palace, MS 1364 described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97, this manuscript includes the letter to the Laodiceans, has 2 additional prologues (Deuteronomy and John); it breaks defectively in Apocalypse 6, 9.
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