Contents: ff. 1r–178v: Paterius, Liber testimoniorum veteris
testamenti, parts 1 and 3, preceded by a prologue (ff. 1r-v),
beginning of the prologue: 'In nomine Sancte Trinitatis incipit
liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti quem Paterius de opusculis
sancti Gregorii pape cum summo studio excerpi curavit. Incipit
Prologus. Dum beatissimi atque apostolici Gregorii pontificis
nostri'; beginning of the text (f. 2v): 'Virtutes angelice que in
divino amore'; every chapters is preceded by a prologue. Part 1
(ff. 2v-116v) ends: 'Quod eius erga proximum caritas contradicat.
Explicit de libro Salomonis'; it is followed by an homily (ff.
117r-v) by Ambrosiaster, beginning: 'Dignum est fratres et congruum
ut gaudia nostra'; followed by an extract from the Song of Solomon
(from the Song of Songs) (ff. 117v-118v), beginning: ''Osculetur me
osculo oris sui'; the part 3 of Paterius's Liber testimoniorum
veteris testamenti preceded by capitula (ff. 118v-119r) , beginning
imperfectly, where chapter 1 is lacking (f. 119r): 'Homines inquit
tunc esse incipiunt'; includes Bruno Monachus's supplement to the
Liber testimoniorum (ff. 177r-178v). Decoration:One large
zoomorphic initial in colours on a blue ground with display script
(f. 2v). Initials in light brown, red or green with foliate
decoration in one or more of these colours at the beginning of each
book, one with blue (f. 1r) and one with black dots (f. 67r).
Numerous initials in blue, green, red, or light brown. Rubrics and
numbers in red.Quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals at
the end of each quire.Textually and physically, the manuscript
resembles the slightly earlier manuscript from Salisbury, Salisbury
MS 76. (For this information we thank Michael Gullick for making
his unpublished notes available).
