Summary:
This manuscript contains the postillae of Nicholas of Lyra on the
four Gospels. Lyra (c. 1270-1349) was a Franciscan friar from
Normandy who in 1319 was appointed head of all the Franciscans in
France. His magnum opus, the Postillae perpetuae in universam S.
Scripturam, was a commentary on the entire Bible that was highly
authoritative during the Middle Ages and the 16th century. The
production of the manuscript is very well recorded. The colophon
states that the manuscript was written in Bruges and commissioned
by Andreas Bootsaert, cellerarius of the Ter Doest abbey. Work on
the manuscript commenced on April 30th 1450. The postilla on
Matthew (ff. 1r-101r) was finished on June 26th. The much smaller
commentary on Mark (ff. 101r-125r) was finished sometime later,
followed by Luke (ff. 125r-184r) on August 6th, and finally the
largest, the postilla on John (ff. 184r-298v), was finished on
October 13th 1450. The explicit of Mark is incomplete; it only
mentions that it was finished on a Saturday. Given the writing
speed in Matthew and John (roughly 7 folia every 4 days), the
writing of Mark probably took two weeks, finishing on Saturday,
July 10th 1450. The manuscript is the work of multiple scribes,
writing in a swift but neat cursive. The layout is basic: two
columns (lineation in ink), with red ink being used for chapter
heads, initials, rubrics, incipits and explicits, paragraph marks,
and Bible phrases. The first initial is more elaborate, written in
blue ink with decorations in red. The similarities between the
scribal hands, the simplicity of the decorations and use of colour,
and the reference to Bruges as its place of origin all suggest that
this manuscript was produced by a professional workshop. [Summary
by Dr. Mark Vermeer] Title:
Postille magistri Nycolai de Lyra ordinis fratrum minorum super
quatuor Ewangelia [titel incipit] Note:
Bevat commentaar op de vier Evangeliën Topic general subdivision:
Godsdienst Material:
Perkament Extent:
298 ff. Dimensions:
30 x 21 cm Decoration and binding:
lombarden
gedecoreerde initialen
Campmansband (ca. 1625-1650) Script:
gotische semi-hybrida Provenance:
Cisterciënzerabdij Ter Doest (S.O.Cist.)
Cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen (S.O.Cist.)
