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Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 4

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  • MS 004
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  • 1400 - 1499 - 1100 - 1199
Language
  • Latin
Title
  • Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 004: The Dover Bible, Volume II
  • The Dover Bible, Volume II
Description

  • Summary: This second volume of the Dover Bible contains the latter part of the Old Testament from the Book of Psalms, and the whole of the New Testament, and these books have historiated or ornamental initials. The artists of this volume are different from the first volume, and their work is best parallelled in North French or Flemish manuscripts of the second quarter of the twelfth century - it is possible that they may indeed have come from the border region of France and Flanders, and this is suggested by characteristic iconography from those parts. Some of their work shows Italo-Byzantine influence, but quite different in appearance to that of the first volume, and characterised by patterned linear folds in the form of 'nested V's'. Figures have large faces with staring eyes and heavy dark eyebrows. The two volumes of the Bible found their way into Matthew Parker's collection after the dissolution of the priory at the Reformation.


    Contents :


    1r-283v - The Dover Bible, Volume II

    Note: The first quire is a 'supply' of cent. xv in a fine upright narrow English hand

    Note: (1r) Prologue to Job

    Note: 1.

    incipit: (1r) Cogor per singulos

    Note: 2.

    incipit: (1v) Si aut[em] fiscellam

    Note: 3.

    incipit: (1v) Iob exemplar

    Note: (2r) Capitula

    Note: (2v) Initial in blue and red to text

    Note: (9v) This quire ends in c. xxix

    Note: (10r) The original hand begins

    Note: (10r) liberassem pauperem (xxix 12)

    rubric: (13v) In nomine domini incipit origo prophetie dauid regis psalmorum numero centum quinquaginta

    incipit: (13v) Dauid filius Jesse

    rubric: (14r) Psalterium rome dudum positus

    Note: (14r) Initial. Beatus vir, red and white ground. Above, David crowned plays psaltery and strikes gold bells (5) with hammer. A woman (?) on R. blows a pipe. Below. David as shepherd plays harp: ox, rain, and goat nibbling tree on R.

    Note: (23v) Quid gloriaris (Ps. li), fine decorative initial

    Note: (33v) Domine exaudi (Ps. ci), fine decorative initial, stork, snake, and rabbit-headed dragon

    Note: (36r) Dixit dominus (Ps. cix) has blue initial larger than the rest

    Note: (42v) Ps. cli (Pusillus eram) is appended

    Note: (43r) Prologues to Proverbs

    Note: 1.

    incipit: (43r) Jungat epistola

    Note: 2.

    incipit: (43r) Tribus nominibus uocatum

    Note: 3.

    incipit: (43v) Tres libros Salomonis

    Note: (43v) Capitula (60)

    Note: (44r) Initial, red and white ground. Solomon crowned, with book, teaches Rehoboam (in cope) and another on R.

    rubric: (53r) Explicit liber prouerborum VI D CC XL

    Note: (53v) Capitula of Ecclesiastes (31)

    Note: (53v) Initial decorative, with fox

    rubric: (56v) Explicit liber Ecclesiastes uersus D CCC V

    Note: (57r) Initial to Canticles. Solomon crowned, richly dressed, holds scroll of which one end is in a wooden case: Ecce tu pulchra es amica mea

    rubric: (58v) Explicit liber cantica canticorum v. num. CCLXXX

    Note: (58v) Prologue to Wisdom

    incipit: (58v) Liber sapientie apud hebreos

    Note: (58v) Capitula (47)

    Note: (59r) Initial. (Reproduced in Camb. Ant. Soc. Proc., Vol. VII, pl. VIII (2)) Above in segmental space (white ground) Christ half-length crossnimbed holding scroll (one end of it in a wooden case) Diligite iustitiam qui iudicatis terram. On either side of His head in blue the letters R(ex) R(egum) D(ominus) D(ominantium). Below, on green ground with white band, in C. nude criminal with loincloth and bandaged eyes stands full face: a ring confines his legs closely together. His arms are bound behind him. On L. and R. groups of seated judges, two hold red stones (?), one a staff

    Note: (65v) Prologue to Ecclesiasticus

    incipit: (65v) Multorum nobis etc.

    rubric: (66r) Explicit prefatio Ieronimi presbiteri (!)

    Note: (66r) Capitula (129)

    Note: (66v) Initial. A bearded man sits face R. in a chair on whose back is carved a human head. A Dove with cross-nimbus is at the writer's ear, and he has on a board before him a leaf inscribed: omnis sapientia. Red and white ground. The desk in this picture is interesting

    Note: (85r) The last chapter of Ecclus. is Oratio Salomonis

    rubric: (85r) Explicit liber ecclesiasticus v num. II DCCC

    Note: (85r) Prologue to Chronicles

    incipit: (85r) Septuaginta interpretum

    Note: (85v) Initial A with three tiers of busts on different coloured grounds, one bust in the top row and three in each of the others: all of bearded men, the topmost wearing a red hat

    Note: (97v) 2 Chron. Decorative initial, the central part gold with ornament in black

    Note: (113r) Prologue to Ezra

    incipit: (113r) Utrum difficilius

    Note: (113v) Decorative initial

    Note: (117v) Nehemiah, small initial

    Note: (123v) Prologue to Esther

    incipit: (123v) Librum hester uariis

    Note: (124r) Decorative initial

    Note: (129v) Prologue to Tobit

    incipit: (129v) Chromatio et Heliodoro

    incipit: (129v) Tobi filius ananihel

    Note: (129v) Panelled gold initial

    Note: (133v) Prologue to Judith

    incipit: (133v) Iudith uidua

    incipit: (133v) Apud hebreos liber iudith

    Note: (134r) Decorative initial with dragon

    Note: (139v) Capitula of 1 Maccabees (60)

    Note: (140r) Prologue

    incipit: (140r) Machabeorum libri duo prenotant

    Note: (140v) Initial. Alexander crowned in C. crowns two small youths standing on R. and L., he on L. holds a sword. The ground has been blue, now scraped off

    Note: (154v) Capitula of 2 Macc. (53)

    Note: (155r) Decorative initial, blue ground carefully scraped off

    rubric: (165r) Explicit Machabeorum lib. IIus uer. habet I DCCC

    Note: (165v) Canons of the Gospels in fine arcaded frames of gold and colour with foliage at top

    Note: (167r) Epistola beati Ieronimi ad Damasum (title in large coloured capitals)

    rubric: (167r) Beatissimo pape Damaso

    Note: (167v) Prologues

    Note: 1.

    incipit: (167v) Plures fuisse

    Note: 2.

    rubric: (168r) Eusebius carpiano

    Note: 3.

    rubric: (168v) Ieronimusdamaso

    incipit: (168v) Sciendum etiam nequis

    Note: (168v) Argumentum

    incipit: (168v) Matheus ex iudea

    Note: (168v) Breviarium

    incipit: (168v) Nativitas Christi (Capitula 28)

    Note: (169v) Initial large. Matthew nimbed seated turns to R. and holds up book. Ground blue scraped off

    Note: (184r) Initial to Mark (no prologue) decorative

    Note: (193v) Initial to Luke. Luke nimbed in blue chasuble, stole and alb, plunges a knife into the throat of a red ox. Brown ground

    Note: (209r) Initial to John. Splendid decorative I with central medallion containing a nimbed bearded head

    Note: (220v) Prologues to Acts

    Note: 1.

    incipit: (220v) Actus apostolorum nudam quidem

    Note: 2.

    incipit: (220v) Lucas natione syrus

    Note: (220v) Capitula (71)

    Note: (221v) Initial. Luke nimbed seated holds up a tablet with rounded top in R. hand and metal stylus in L. Green ground

    Note: (236r) Prol. Epistolarum apostolorum

    incipit: (236r) Non ita ordo

    Note: (236v) Capitula to James (19). Argument

    incipit: (236v) Jacobus apostolus sanctum

    Note: (236v) Initial represents trunk of a tree with blue snake twined about it

    Note: (238r) Capitula 1 Peter (21). Argument

    incipit: (238r) Discipulos saluatoris

    Note: (238r) Initial. Peter throned full-face, with curtain hung behind. He is in low mitre, chasuble (red) with pall, blue dalmatic, stole, alb and has pastoral staff. Blue ground scraped

    Note: (239v) Capitula 2 Peter (11). Argument

    incipit: (240r) Per fidem

    Note: (240r) Initial. Above, fox and cock crowing, both red : below, wolf (?) and stork extracting bone from his throat. Blue ground scraped

    Note: (241r) Capitula 1 John (20). Initial decorative

    Note: (242v) Capitula 2 John (5). Argument

    incipit: (242v) Usque adeo

    Note: (242v) Initial decorative, blue and white, and black on gold

    Note: (242v) Capitula 3 John (5). Argument

    incipit: (242v) Gaium pietatis causa

    Note: (242v) Initial. On R. man rubbing blue lump (?lapis lazuli) on marble block (?grinding colour): green ground: on L. man with palette painting wall. Blue ground, scraped

    Note: (243r) Capitula of Jude (7), no argument. Decorative initial

    Note: (243v) Prologues to Pauline Epistles

    Note: 1.

    incipit: (243v) Epistole pauli ad romanos causa

    Note: 2.

    incipit: (243v) Pauli apostoli epistole numero xiiii

    incipit: (243v) Omnis textus uel numerus epistolarum

    Note: 3.

    incipit: (244r) Primum queritur quare

    Note: (244r) Argumentum ep. ad Rom.

    incipit: (244r) Romani ex iudeis

    incipit: (244v) Romani sunt in partibus

    rubric: (244v) Versus Damasi

    incipit: (244v) Iam dudum saulus

    Note: (245r) Capitula (30)

    Note: (245r) List of 14 Epistles

    Note: (245r) Initial to Rom. Paul with long cross and book. Blue ground scraped

    Note: (251r) 1 Cor. Capitula 24. Decorative initial rather plain

    Note: (256r) 2 Cor. Prol.

    incipit: (256v) Post actam penitentiam

    Note: (256v) Capitula 20

    Note: (256v) Initial. Paul seated with book blessing. Blue ground scraped

    rubric: (260r) Explicit epistola secunda ad corinthios scripta de macedonia. uersus DXC

    Note: (260r) Gal. Prol. Galathe sunt greci. Capitula 12

    Note: (260r) Initial decorative

    rubric: (262r) Explicit epistola ad Galathas S(c)ribens eis ad epheso uersus CC XCII

    Note: (262r) Eph. Prol.

    incipit: (262r) Ephesii sunt asiani. Capitula 10

    Note: (262r) Initial. Paul in an almost dancing attitude holds up book

    Note: (264r) Phil. Prol.

    incipit: (264r) Philipenses sunt macedones

    Note: (264r) Capitula 8

    Note: (264r) Initial like 1 Cor.

    Note: (265v) Col. Prol.

    incipit: (265v) Colosenses et hi

    Note: (265v) Capitula 10

    Note: (265v) Initial in colour as last

    Note: (266v) 1 Thess. Prol.

    incipit: (266v) Thessalonicenses sunt macedones

    Note: (266v) Capitula 9

    Note: (267r) Initial ut supra

    Note: (268r) 2 Thess. Prol.

    incipit: (268r) Ad Thessalonicenses secundam

    Note: (268r) Capitula 6

    Note: (268r) Initial decorative with gold

    Note: (268v) 1 Tim. Prol.

    incipit: (268v) Timotheum instruit

    Note: (268v) Capitula 12

    Note: (269r) Initial without gold

    Note: (270r) 2 Tim. Prol.

    incipit: (270r) Item timotheo

    Note: (270v) Capitula 7

    Note: (270v) Initial without gold

    Note: (271v) Tit. Prol.

    incipit: (271v) Titum commonefacit

    Note: (271v) Capitula 6

    Note: (271v) Initial without gold

    Note: (272r) Philem. Prol.

    incipit: (272r) Phylemoni familiares

    Note: (272r) Capitula 4 (3)

    Note: (272r) Initial without gold

    Note: (272v) Heb. Prol.

    incipit: (272v) In primis dicendum

    Note: (272v) Capitula 23

    Note: (272v) Gold and coloured initial

    Note: (276v) Laodicenses. Capitula 4

    Note: (276v) Prol. to Apoc.

    incipit: (276v) Iohannes apostolus et euangelista

    Note: (277r) Capitula 24

    Note: (277r) Initial. John sleeps on island. Divine hand in cloud on R. Blue ground, scraped

    Note: (283r) Text ends

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