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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1452-1453]
Call number: mssHM 1080
Provenance: Coat of arms on f. 5, azure, a castle with 4 towers argent. Sotheby's, 31 July 1912, n. 197 to Quaritch. Quaritch Cat. 321 (December 1912) n. 253. Belonged to Herschel V. Jones (1861-1928) of Minneapolis.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 243 x 336 mm
Associated people: Gentiluzi, Niccolò Berti Martini de', (approximately 1388-1468,); Jones, Herschel V. (1861-1928,)
Associated organization: Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-679: [Bible]: f. 1, added coat of arms; f. 1v blank. ff. 2-498: Old Testament. ff. 498v-633: New Testament. ff. 634-679: Interpretations of Hebrew Names. f. 679 verso, blank. Bible in the usual order as described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace, MS 1364, but without the Psalms; the prayer of Manasses follows 2 Paralipomenon after 3 prologues placed here out of sequence; 3 Ezra (= Stegmüller 94, 1) occurs in its normal position; the prayer of Solomon follows Ecclesiasticus; the letter to the Laodiceans follows Colossians; there are 97 prologues; variant readings in the margins introduced by"vel" or"aliter."

mssHM 1084

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

Part 1. ff. 1-354 verso. [Bible]. ff. 1-257: Old Testament; ff. 257-324: New Testament; ff. 325-352: Interpretations of Hebrew Names; ff. 352v-354v: list of readings for the Mass; f. 354v: list of the books of the Bible, with the number of chapters in each, added in another hand. Bible in the usual order with 66 prologues (of which approx. 2/3 correspond to those listed in Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace MS 1364); of the frequent apocryphal additions to Bibles, only the prayer of Solomon is present, but marked "va-cat.". Part 2. ff. i - iv verso. [Pastedowns and flyleaves]: Contains parts of the commentary on chapters 2 and 3 of the Gospels of John; text is washed off.

mssHM 1083

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-350; ff. 350v-358v blank. [Bible]. Latin. ff. 1-275, Old Testament; ff. 275v-276v, columns and arches as if for canon tables but without text; ff. 277-350, New Testament. Bible in the standard order; note, however: 3 Kings ending at 4 Kings 1, 18; Ps. 151 present; Ecclesiasticus followed by the prayer of Solomon; Daniel ending at 14, 41. There are 56 prologues: none in the Old Testament after the introduction to the Minor Prophets, and one for each of the Catholic Epistles.

mssHM 1069

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 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. 1-569; 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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