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Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 246

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Parker Library On the Web (Cambridge)
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UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
Shelfmark
  • MS 246
Biblissima authority file
Date
  • 1200 - 1299
Language
  • Latin
Title
  • Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 246: Bible
  • Bible
Description

  • Summary: CCCC MS 246 is a small thirteenth-century Latin Bible with simple red and blue initials at the beginning of each book. In France such portable Bibles were made in very large numbers in Paris during the period c. 1220-80, but this one was made in England where relatively few were made. The College copy of Stanley's Catalogue records CCCC MS 246 as a donation from John Duncombe. However, as CCCC MS 245 is also listed as a donation from Duncombe, James suggests that this manuscript might be the Bible donated by either William Roberts (Fellow in 1626) or T. Hopbury. William Roberts's donation was recorded in the Catalogue of Benefactors and T. Hopbury's donation of a Bible was noted by Masters in his history of Corpus Christi College. The book retains its original binding and is one of the best medieval bindings in the collection. As a result of the fragility of this binding it has only been possible to image the exterior and interior of the front cover, the exterior of the back cover, and part of the text pages, ff. 1r-22v.


    Contents :


    1v-399r - Bible

    Note: On flyleaves

    Note: (ivr) drawing of the golden candlestick with notes

    Note: (ivv) rough mappa mundi: notes

    Note: (vr) Notes

    Note: (vv) List of Biblical books

    Note: (vir) Diagram of the Tabernacle

    Note: (1r) Prologues, a. Frater Ambrosius. b. Desiderii mei

    Note: (3v) Genesis. - 2 Paral. Prayer of Manasses follows without break

    Note: (62v) Proll. to Jos. I Reg. I Par.

    Note: (138r) I Esdr. (Ezra), II Esdr. (Neh.), Ill Esdr. (Et fecit losias)

    Note: (150v) Tob., Judith, Esther, Job

    Note: (170v) Psalter (Gallican)

    Note: (190r) Ps. 151 added in lower margin

    Note: (190r) Prov. - Ecclus.

    Note: (218v) Isa. - Mal.

    Note: (299v) 1, 2 Macc.

    Note: (319v) Evv., Paul. Epp., Cath. Epp., Acts, Apoc.

    Note: (399r) Ending

    Note: (399r) Rules for preaching

    Note: (399r) Also the name Ry. Massy

    Note: (399v) beginning of a table of chapters (Gen. - 4 Reg.)

    Note: (400v) Memorial verses on the Gospels

    Note: (400v) A general. B magos egiptum petit exit

    Note: On flyleaves at end further erased cautiones f. viiir-viiiv

    Note: (viiir) (1) Caucio doctoris iacobi standiche

    Note: The others not legible

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