Glossed books of the Bible: Canonical Epistles, Sapiential books,
Apocalypse, Minor Prophets; written in England or France early 13th
century. A composite volume of six contemporary, matching parts:
(A) f.6-91; (B) f.92-119; (C) f.120-141; (D) f.142-157; (E)
f.158-225; (F) f.226-291; plus medieval flyleaves (f.4-5); plus
raised pastedowns and fly- and endleaves (f.1-3 and 292-4) recycled
from a different medieval book. The use of the last page of (E) to
supplement the first page of (F) shows that these parts were joined
in the early 13th century; and (A) to (F) plus f.4-5 had all been
brought together by the second half of the 14th century at the
latest (content list of that date on f.5v). That the recycled
leaves were added at a later stage is indicated by the presence of
two rust-ringed holes in f.4-6 (from metal fixtures on an earlier
binding) which do not appear on f.1-3, and similarly by rust stains
from fixtures plus impressions from board channels on f.290-291
that are not on f.292-4. Nevertheless, the stains and holes from
different metal fixtures that are common to f.1-5 and to f.291-4
show that the recycled leaves were deployed for some time in at
least one binding prior to the present one.
Place
Preferred form
France (?)
Original form
France or England
Preferred form
England (United Kingdom) (?)
Original form
France or England
Rights
Provided by Durham Priory Library Project - a collaboration between Durham University and Durham Cathedral
