London. British Library, Harley MS 2797

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The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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London. British Library
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  • British Library, Harley MS 2797
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  • Latin
Title
  • The Four Gospels
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  • Contents:ff. 1r-6v: The Eusebian Canon tables. ff. 7r-8v: St Jerome, Epistula ad Damasum Papam (Epistle to Pope Damasus), preceded by the prologue (ff. 7r-8r). ff. 8v-9v: St Jerome, Prologus Quattuor Evangeliorum (The Prologue of St Jerome's commentary on St Matthew). ff. 9v-10v: Eusebius, Epistula ad Carpianum (Epistle to Carpianus). ff. 10v-12r: Capitula (ff. 10v-11v) and the preface (f. 12r) of the Gospel of St Matthew. ff. 15r-54r: Evangelium Secundum Mattheum (The Gospel of St Matthew), with lectiones in margins. ff. 54r-55v: Capitula (ff. 54r-55r) and the preface (ff. 55r-v) of the Gospel of St Mark. ff. 57r-80v: Evangelium Secundum Marcum (The Gospel of St Mark), with lectiones in margins. ff. 80v-84v: The preface (ff. 80v-81r) and Capitula (ff. 81r-84v) of the Gospel of St Luke. ff. 86r-128v: Evangelium Secundum Lucam (The Gospel of St Luke), with lectiones in margins. ff. 128v-131r: The preface (ff. 128v-129r) and capitula (ff. 129r-131r) of the Gospel of St John. ff. 132r-161r: Evangelium Secundum Johannem (The Gospel of St John), with lectiones in margins. ff. 163r-175r: Capitula Evangeliorum, de Circulo Anni , with capitula of every Gospel ordered according to the liturgical year. Decoration:Full-page canon tables in gold and red, within frames of gold, silver and colours (ff. 1r-6v). Full-page framed initials in rectangular frames of gold and red or colours at the beginning of Gospels, the initial for St John on a purple ground (ff. 15r, 57r, 86r, 132r). Initials and text entirely in gold. Numbers in red.
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