This 12th-century manuscript contains the Pauline Epistles with the
Gloss by Gilbert of Poitiers (b. c. 1080, d. 1154), biblical
commentator and theologian, bishop of Poitiers (f. 193r:
‘Expliciunt Glosæ Magistri Gisleberti pictavensis episcopi super
Epistolas pauli’). The text has been written in two columns,
which was the standard layout for Gilbert’s Glosses from about
1160 onwards: in this format, the Gloss is written first in a
‘continuous catena’ form in the outer column, and the biblical
text is added in the inner column (see De Hamel, Glossed Books
(1984), p. 20). The manuscript has been decorated with a range of
different types of initials, distinctly marking each of the Pauline
Letters. The manuscript’s origin is unknown, but the style of its
script and decoration suggests an origin in Northern France (ex.
info Michael Gullick). Contents:ff. 3r-50r: The Epistle to the
Romans.ff. 50r-90r: The First Epistle to the Corinthians.ff.
90r-109r: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians.ff. 109r-121v: The
Epistle to the Galatians.ff. 121v-133r: The Epistle to the
Ephesians.ff. 133r-138v: The Epistle of Paul and Timothy to the
Philippians.ff. 138v-143r: The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians.
ff. 143r-146v: The First Epistle to the Thessalonians.ff.
146v-149r: The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.ff. 149r-156v:
The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy.ff. 156v-160r: The Second
Epistle of Paul to Timothy.ff. 160r-163r: The Epistle to Titus.ff.
163r-164r: The Epistle to Philemon.ff. 164r-183r: The Epistle to
the Hebrews. The manuscript contains a later addition:f. 2r: An
English note about Gilbert of Poitiers by Samuel Butler, dated 8
August 1816. f. 1v: An English note in pencil with a description of
the manuscript for Samuel Butler’s sale in 1841.[ff. 1r, 2v, and
183v are empty].Decoration: 1 quarter-page miniature of St Paul in
colours against a gold background and frame in red and blue (f.
3r). 1 large zoomorphic initial in gold (f. 164r); 2 large
interlace initials in red, green, blue and brown, one with the
letter in gold, inhabited by zoomorphic figures (ff. 50v, 110r); 9
large initials in red, green, blue, ochre, or combinations of these
colours, with arabesque motifs or foliate penwork decoration (ff.
3r, 122r, 133r, 138v, 143v, 146v, 149r [puzzle initial], 156v,
163r); 3 medium interlace initials in red, green, blue and brown,
with foliate decoration or zoomorphic figures against a gold
ground, in blue frames (ff. 3r, 50r, 90r); 12 medium initials in
red, blue, green or ochre, sometimes with arabesque motifs or
penwork decoration (ff. 109r, 121v, 133r, 138v, 143r, 146v, 149r,
156v, 160r (2x), 163r, 164r); 1 medium zoomorphic initial in green
in a gold frame (f. 3r); 1 medium interlace initial outlined in
green, ochre and red (f. 90v). Small initials highlighted in red
(ff. 174v-175r). Rubrics in red. A ‘vacat’ section marked off
with a red line (f. 174v). Running headers, paraph markers,
underlining, and quire marks (final versos) in brown ink.
Place
Preferred form
France, Northern
Original form
Northern France
Other form
Nord de la France
Nord de la France (?) (Fichier Avril)
Nord de la France (?)
France (Nord).
France (Nord)
France (Nord) (?)
France (nord)
France (Nord : voir Faral, Bastin, Œuvres complètes de Rutebeuf, p. 26-27).
France (Nord de la France ?)
Nordfrankreich
França (nord)
Francia (norte)
Frankrijk (noorden)
Laon
France (nord : Laon ?)
França (nord: Laon?)
Nordfrankreich (Laon?)
Northern France (Laon?)
Francia (norte: Laon?)
Northern France (Paris?)
France, North, Chelles (nunnery) or Jouarre (nunnery) (?)
