London. British Library, Harley MS 2795

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  • Latin
Title
  • The Four Gospels
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  • Contents: ff. 1r-3v: Prologus Quattuor Evangeliorum ex Commentario Hieronymi in Mattheum (Prologue to the Four Gospels from St Jerome's commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew), beginning: 'Plures fuisse qui evangelia scripserunt'. ff. 4r-6v: St Jerome, Epistula ad Damasum Papam (St Jerome's epistle to Pope Damasus I), beginning: 'Beatissimo papae Damaso Hieronimus. Novum opus facere me cogis' ff. 6v-7r: Pseudo-St Jerome, Epistula ad Damasum Papam (Pseudo-St Jerome's epistle to Pope Damasus I), beginning: 'Sciendum nequis ignarum'. ff. 7v-8v: Eusebius, Epistula ad Carpianum (Eusebius's epistle to Carpian), beginning: Eusebius Carpiano fratri in domino salutem'. ff. 9r-12v: Eusebian Canon Tables. ff. 13r-17r: Prefatio Evangelii Secundum Mattheum (Preface to the Gospel of St Matthew) (ff. 13r-v), followed by capitula (ff. 14r-17r). ff. 18r-74v: Evangelium Secundum Sanctum Mattheum (The Gospel of St Matthew), including lections in the margins. ff. 75r-78r: Prefatio Evangelii Secundum Marcum (Preface to the Gospel of St Mark) (ff. 75r-76r), followed by capitula (ff. 76r-78r). ff. 78v-112r: Evangelium Secundum Sanctum Marcum (The Gospel of St Mark), including lections in the margins. ff. 113r-119v: Prefatio Evangelii Secundum Lucam (Preface to the Gospel of St Luke) (ff. 113r-114r), followed by capitula (ff. 114v-119v). ff. 120r-182r: Evangelium Secundum Sanctum Lucam (The Gospel of St Luke), including lections in the margins. ff. 183r-185r: Prefatio Evangelii Secundum Iohannem (Preface to the Gospel of St John) (ff. 183r-v), followed by capitula (ff. 184r-185r). ff. 186r-226r: Evangelium Secundum Sanctum Iohannem (The Gospel of St John), including lections in the margins. ff. 227r-241r: Capitulare Evangeliorum (Capitulary of the Gospels), a series of readings arranged according to the liturgical year. Decoration:Decorated canon tables in colours and gold, each with two birds of the same species, including cockerels and peacocks, perched on foliage on either side of the arches (ff. 9r-12v). Large initials in gold with a red outline (ff. 1r, 4r, 6v, 7v, 13r, 18v, 75r, 78v, 113r, 120v, 183r, 186r). Rubrics in gold capitals, some with foliate decoration in red or blue, some with gold (ff. 13r, 76r, 78r, 113r, 184r). Small initials and numbers in gold. Small initials in red. Text entirely in gold or red.
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