Raymund of Peñaforte and Gregory, Cura pastoralis

Title

Raymund of Peñaforte and Gregory, Cura pastoralis

Shelfmark

St John's College MS 75

Place of origin

England

Date

s. xiii med. and in., with additions, ss. xiii med., ss. xiv in., xiv 1, and xiv med.

must postdate 1234

s. xiv1 or s. xiv2/4

s. xiii in.

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Comprising two probably separate MSS, both on vellum (FSOS/FHHF and HSOS/HFFH respectively).

Physical extent

Fols. ii + 138 + iii(numbered fols. iii–v).

Decoration

In the original parts of Manuscript 1: headings in red.

At the head, a 7-line red and blue lombard on red and blue flourishing.

At internal divisions, 3- and 4-line alternating red and blue lombards on flourishing of the other colour.

Alternating red and blue paraphs to divide the text.

In the original parts of Manuscript 2: headings and marginal notations of authorities in red.

Alternating red and blue 2-line lombards on flourishing of the other colour.

Red-slashed capitals at heads of sentences to divide the text.

Binding

A modern replacement. Sewn on five thongs. Holes and rust from strap mountings, running through to fol. 1. At the front, one modern paper flyleaf, one medieval vellum flyleaf (perhaps from a wrapper); at the rear, two medieval vellum flyleaves and one of modern paper (iii–v).

Acquisition

In the Benefactors’ Book, col. ii, among the books donated by John Whitein 1555, as ‘Raimundi Letardi summae et Pastorale Gregorij MS’.

Provenance

‘Henr’ Wad’ eadward Roch et blake kempe ’ (fol. 88v, the upper margin, in lead; s. xiii ex. or xiv in.).

Very faded accounts in lead, on the last two pages the entries ticked with a red dot at the head ( fols. ii, iiiv–iv, s. xiii/xiv).

The remains of a medieval shelfmark ‘..111’? (fol. iiv).

Signatures and pen-trials (fols. iiiv, iv).