This late 11th-century manuscript contains a commentary on the
Psalms by the theologian Hugh of Langres (d. 1050), Bishop of
Langres, and an allegorical interpretation of the names of the
letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The script and initials, according
to Michael Gullick (unpublished notes), suggest an origin at the
Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury. ff. 1r-212v: Hugh of
Langres, Commentarius in Psalmos (Commentary on the Psalms). f.
213r: Anonymous, Interpretatio Alphabeti Hebraici (The
Interpretation of the Hebrew Alphabet). The manuscript contains a
number of additions: f. 213v: The opening verses of the hymn Veni
Creator Spiritus , ‘veni creator spiritus mentes tuorum’, added
in the 13th century (?). f. 213v: A prayer to the Virgin Mary for
help after death, beginning ‘fac mecum domina clementissima virgo
maria in hanc tuam misericordiam in hora assumptionis [...] quando
lingua mea premortua non promovebuntur ad te invocandum oculi mei
lucem’, added in the 15th century.Decoration: Small initials in
red, some with arabesque motifs.
