Summary:
Manuscript 67 contains the gospels of (ff. 1r-66r) Mark and (ff.
67r-148v) John, each with the Glossa Ordinaria. The authorship of
these famous glosses - ordinaria refers to their popularity and
common use, as they were commonly copied alongside Biblical texts -
has been subject of scholarly discussion. Traditionally, they were
ascribed to Walafrid Strabo (d. 849), though current consensus
credits Anselm of Laon (d. 1117) with this work. The prologue found
in front of the gospel of John is that of the Book of Revelations,
the authorship of which is also attributed to John. Each page has a
single column with the gospel text, surrounded by marginal glosses
on each side, and occasionally interlinear glosses within the text.
Initials are written alternately in red and blue ink. Especially
well executed initials are found at the beginning of the prologue
on Mark (f. 1r), the gospel of Mark (f. 2v), and the chapter
mentioning Easter (f. 50v); they have been painted in red, blue,
yellow and by using gold leaf. These are not found in the gospel of
John. The first leaf of the prologue is lacking, just as the first
leaf of the gospel itself. Since some initials have been cut out in
the manuscript, it is possible that these leaves, having contained
gilded and decorated initials equal to the ones found in Mark, have
suffered the same fate. An ownership inscription of Ten Duinen is
found on the last leaf. The manuscript is bound in a
seventeenth-century binding of the 'Campmans' type. [Summary by Dr.
Mark Vermeer] Title:
Glossae in Marcum et Ioannem [titel etiket rug] Note:
Verzamelhandschrift Topic general subdivision:
Godsdienst Material:
Perkament Extent:
148 ff. Dimensions:
310 x 220 mm Decoration and binding:
lombarden
gedecoreerde initialen
Campmansband (ca. 1625-1650) Script:
gotische textualis Provenance:
Cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen (S.O.Cist.)
