Bible : Old and New Testament : in Latin

Item Information

Title:
Bible : Old and New Testament : in Latin
Title (uniform):
Bible. Latin. Vulgate
Former owner:
Cuthbert, John M.
Former owner:
Tomlinson, Robert
Date:
[ca. 1250]
Format:
Manuscripts
Books
Genre:
Illuminations
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--France
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
Marginalia
Inscriptions
Autographs
Embossed stamps
Bookplates
Bibles
Gothic scripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts (Collection of Distinction)
Places:
France
Extent:
438 leaves : parchment, ill. ; 167 x 130 (117 x 109) mm bound to 18 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w9507v36s
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[France]
Language:
Latin
Table of Contents:
1. fol. 1: [General prologue] Frater ambrosius [Stegmüller 284]
2. fol. 3v: [Prologue to Genesis] Desiderii mei [Stegmüller 285]
3. fol. 3v: Genesis.
4. fol. 19: Exodus.
5. fol. 30v: Leviticus.
6. fol. 38v: Numbers.
7. fol. 50: Deuteronomy.
8. fol. 62v: Joshua [Stegmüller 311]
9. fol. 70v: Judges.
10. fol. 78: Elimelech peregrinatur in terram moabitidem cum uxore suam et duabus filii ... patris David [Capitula list to Ruth, Series K in Biblia sacra iuxta latinam vulgatam versionem ad codicum fidem cura et sudio monachorum Abbatiae pontificiae Sancti Hieronymi in Urbe O.S.B. edita, ed. H. Quentin, et. al. (Rome 1926-94), vol. 4: pp. 366-367]
11. fol. 78: Ruth.
12. fol. 80: [Prologue to 1 Kings] Viginti et duas [Stegmüller 323]
13. fol. 78: 1 Kings.
14. fol. 91: David cecidit virum [Capitula list to 2 Kings]
15. fol. 91: 2 Kings.
16. fol. 100: De senectute David [Capitula list to 3 Kings]
17. fol. 100: 3 Kings.
18. fol. 110v: Ochozias [om. consulit] Beelzebub ignis de celo ... omnia et de ioachim [Capitula list to 4 Kings, Series E in Biblia sacra iuxta latinam vulgatam versionem ..., vol. 6: pp. 52-53)
19. fol. 100: 4 Kings.
20. fol. 120: [Prologue to 1 Chronicles] Si Septuaginta interpretum [Stegmüller 328]
21. fol. 120: 1 Chronicles
22. fol. 128v: Eusebius ieronimus [Capitula list to 2 Chronicles]
23. fol. 128v: 2 Chronicles.
24. fol. 140 [Prologue to Ezra] Utrum difficilius [Stegmüller 330]
25. fol. 140: 1 Ezra.
26. fol. 143v: Nehemiah.
27. fol. 147v: 2 Ezra.
28. fol. 152v: [Prologue to Tobit] Chromatio et heliodoro ... Mirari non desino [Stegmüller 332]
29. fol. 152v: Tobit.
30. fol. 155v: [Prologue to Judith] Apud herodem [sic] [Stegmüller 335]
31. fol. 155v: Judith.
32. fol. 159v: [Prologue to Esther] Librum hester [Stegmüller 341 and 343 written as one prolgue]
33. fol. 159v: Esther.
34. fol. 163: [Prologues to Job] Cogor per singulos [Stegmüller 344]; Si aut fiscellam [Stegmüller 357]
35. fol. 163: Job.
36. fol. 171v: Psalms [8-partite division]
37. fol. 190v: Canticle incipits, added 15th century, to lower margin.
38. fol. 190v: [Prologue to Proverbs] Iungat epistola [Stegmüller 457]
39. fol. 190v: Proverbs.
40. fol. 196: [Prologue to Ecclesiastes] Memini me hoc [Stegmüller 462]
41. fol. 196: Ecclesiastes.
42. fol. 199v: Song of Songs.
43. fol. 200v: [Prologue to Wisdom] Liber sapientie [Stegmüller 468]
44. fol. 205: [Biblical introduction to Ecclesiasticus written as a prologue] Multorum nobis.
45. fol. 205: Wisdom.
46. fol. 218: [Prologue to Isaiah] Nemo cum prophetas [Stegmüller 482]
47. fol. 218: Isaiah.
48. fol. 234v: [Prologue to Jeremiah] Ieremias prophetam [Stegmüller 487]
49. fol. 234v: Jeremiah.
50. fol. 255: [Prologue to Baruch] Liber iste [Stegmüller 491]
51. fol. 255: Baruch.
52. fol. 257v: [Prologue to Ezekiel] Hezechiel propheta [Stegmüller 492]
53. fol. 257v: Ezekiel.
54. fol. 275v [Prologue to Daniel] Danielem prophetam [Stegmüller 494]
55. fol. 275v: Daniel.
56. fol. 283v: [Prologue to Minor Prophets] Non idem ordo est [Stegmüller 500]
57. fol. 283v: [Prologue to Hosea] Temporibus Ozie [Stegmüller 507]
58. fol. 283v: Hosea.
59. fol. 286: [Prologue to Joel] Sanctus Ioel [Stegmüller 511]
60. fol. 286: Joel.
61. fol. 286: [Prologues to Amos] Ozias rex [Stegmüller 515]; Amos propheta [Stegmüller 512]; Hic amos [Stegmüller 513]
62. fol. 287 Amos.
63. fol. 289v: [Prologue to Obadiah] Iacob patriarcha .. and Hebrei hunc... sonat aliquid [Stegmüller 519 and 517 written as one prologue]
64. fol. 289v: Obadiah.
65. fol. 290: [Prologues to Jonah] Sanctum ionam [Stegmüller 524]; Ionas columba [Stegmüller 521]
66. fol. 290: Jonah.
67. fol. 290v: [Prologue to Micah] Temporibus ioathe [Stegmüller 526]
68. fol. 290v: Micah.
69. fol. 292: [Prologue to Nahum] Naum prophetam [Stegmüller 528]
70. fol. 292: Nahum.
71. fol. 292v: [Prologue to Habakkuk] Quatuor prohete [Stegmüller 531]
72. fol. 292v: Habakkuk.
73. fol. 294: [Prologue to Zephaniah] Tradunt hebrei [Stegmüller 534]
74. fol. 294: Zephaniah.
75. fol. 295: [Prologue to Haggai] Ieremias propheta [Stegmüller 538]
76. fol. 295: Haggai.
77. fol. 295v: [Prologue to Zachariah] Anno secundo [Stegmüller 539]
78. fol. 295v: Zachariah.
79. fol. 298v: [Prologue to Malachi] Deus per moysen [Stegmüller 543]
80. fol. 299v: [Prologues to Maccabees] Domino excellentissiomo ... Cum sim promptus; Reuerentissimo domino ... Memini me; Machabeorum libri [Stegmüller 546: 553: and 551]
81. fol. 301: 1 Maccabees.
82. fol. 311: 2 Maccabees.
83. fol. 319: [Prologues to Matthew] Matheus ex Iudaeis sicut in ordine ... intelligendam ... [Stegmüller 590]; Matthaeus cum primo [Stegmüller 589]
84. fol. 329: [Prologue to Mark] Marcus euangelista [Stegmüller 607]
85. fol. 329: Mark.
86. fol. 335: [Prologues to Luke] [Luke 1-1-4: here copied as a prologue] Lucas sirus [Stegmüller 620]
87. fol. 345v: [Prologue to John] Hic est Iohannes [Stegmüller 624]
88. fol. 345: John.
89. fol. 354: [Prologue to Romans] Romani sunt in partibus [Stegmüller 677]
90. fol. 354: Romans.
91. fol. 358v: [Prologue to 1 Corinthians] Corinthii sunt [Stegmüller 685]
92. fol. 358v: 1 Corinthians.
93. fol. 362v: [Prologue to 2 Corinthians] Post actam [Stegmüller 699]
94. fol. 362v: 2 Corinthians.
95. fol. 365v: [Prologue to Galatians] Galate sunt [Stegmüller 707]
96. fol. 365v: Galatians.
97. fol. 366: [Prologue to Ephesians] Ephesi sunt [Stegmüller 715]
98. fol. 366: Ephesians.
99. fol. 368v: [Prologue to Philippians] Philippenses sunt [Stegmüller 728]
100. fol. 368v: Philippians.
101. fol. 369v: [Prologue to Colossians] Colossenses et hi sicut [Stegmüller 736]
102. fol. 370v: [Prologue to 1 Thessalonians] Thessalonicenses sunt [Stegmüller 747]
103. fol. 370v: 1 Thessalonians.
104. fol. 371v: [Prologue to 2 Thessalonians] Ad Thessalonicenses [Stegmüller 752]
105. fol. 371v: 2 Thessalonians.
106. fol. 372: [Prologue to 1 Timothy] Timotheum instruit [Stegmüller 765]
107. fol. 372: 1 Timothy.
108. fol. 373: [Prologue to 2 Timothy] Item Timotheo [Stegmüller 772]
109. fol. 373: 2 Timothy.
110. fol. 374: [Prologue to Titus] Titum commonefacit [Stegmüller 780]
111. fol. 374: Titus.
112. fol. 374v: [Prologue to Philemon] Philemoni familiares [Stegmüller 783]
113. fol. 374v: Philemon.
114. fol. 374v: [Prologue to Hebrews] In primis dicendum [Stegmüller 793]
115. fol. 374v: Hebrews.
116. fol. 378: [Prologue to Acts] Lucas natione syrus [Stegmüller 640]
117. fol. 378: Acts.
118. fol. 389v: [Prologue to the Catholic Epistles] Non ita [om. ordo] est [Stegmüller 809]
119. fol. 389v: James.
120. fol. 390v: 1 Peter.
121. fol. 392: 2 Peter.
122. fol. 392v: 1 John.
123. fol. 393v: 2 John.
124. fol. 394: 3 John.
125. fol. 394: Jude.
126. fol. 394v: [Prologue to Apocalypse] Omnes qui pie volunt [Stegmüller 839]
127. fol. 394v: Apocalypse, ends "...omnibus vobis amen./ Hic liber est scriptus qui scripsit sit benedictus."
128. fol. 401-438v: Interpretation of Hebrew Names (Aaz apprehendens.../...Susanna lilium...optinuit gratiam) [ends imperfectly, lacking final eight leaves] [Stegmüller 7709]
Notes:
Ms. codex.
Bibliographic record created by BPL staff based on description by Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis.
Origin: Written in France (possibly Paris) in the mid-thirteenth century; the Prologues are the standard Parisian group.
Notes (ownership):
Provenance: 17th-century inscription, "Lamentable complayning," fol. 280v. Signature of Robert Tomlinson, Christ College (Edinburgh?) on front flyleaf, partially illegible. Bookplate of "John M. Cuthbert, Bedford" on front flyleaf.
Notes (acquisition):
Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Pierce in 1901, (BPL bookplate inside front cover, embossed stamp on fol. 1, conservation department stamps on inner back cover dated 4/24/1930).
Notes (citation):
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, I, 918
Notes (object):
Secundo folio: ... edisserunt aliit ...
Collation: Parchment, fol. iii (paper) + 438 + iii (paper) ; 1-2¹² 3-6¹⁶ 7¹⁸ 8-9¹⁶ 10¹⁴ 11-12¹⁶ 13¹⁸ 14-19¹⁶ 20²⁰ 21¹⁶ 22¹⁸ 23-25¹⁶ 26²⁴ 27²²⁻⁸ (lacking eight leaves at end) ; catchwords in lower right corner final verso of each quire, set off by red paragraph mark. Modern pencil arabic foliation, upper outer corner of each page.
Layout: 2 columns, 52 lines. Bounding and writing lines in light plummet.
Script: Written in an early gothic bookhand in black ink with red rubrics (ten lines measure 23 mm)
Decoration: Chapter numbers in epigraphic capitals alternating red and blue letters. Full-length "I" in outer margin of fol. 3v in seven compartments for the Seven Days of Creation, in colors; prologues and capitulae begin with 6-line puzzle initials in red and blue with red and blue filigree; 4-line initial on fol. 1r, a monk reading, in colors with bar down outer margin; books begin with 3- to 6-line initials in colors with grotesques, animals within; fol. 171v, 7-line initial historiated with David holding a harp, in colors, for Psalm 1; initials throughout alternating red with blue filigree or blue with red, with filigree into margin; initial on fol. 190v incomplete.
Binding: 17th-century calf over pasteboard, rebacked with original leather laid-on. Edges red, spine in compartments, gilt black leather label reads "BIBLIA LATINA/ MS SAEC XIII"
Notes (bibliography):
Bibliography: Zoltan Haraszti, "Medieval Manuscripts in The Library," More Books III (1928): 57 (this description tipped onto front flyleaf).
Notes (language):
In Latin.
Identifier:
06_01_018625
Call #:
RARE BKS MS q Med.2
MS G.402.12 (no longer used)
Barcode:
39999091846251