Bible

Title

Bible

Shelfmark

St John's College MS 193

Place of origin

England

Date

s. xiii2

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Vellum (FSOS/FHHF).

Physical extent

Fols. v + 367+ iv (numbered fols. vi–ix).

Hands

Written in gothic textura quadrata (more than one scribe). Punctuation by point and punctus elevatus , frequently none.

Decoration

Book headings in red.

At the openings of books, 7-or 8-line red and blue lombards with flourishing of the same; a few books introduced by multi-line lombards alternating red and blue.

Biblical chapters marked with alternating red and blue roman numerals preceded by red or blue paraph; in the text, chapter divisions often unmarked, sometimes a 1-line red or blue lombard.

Running titles identify books in alternate red and blue lombards.

See AT, no. 245 (26).

Binding

A modern replacement. Sewn on five thongs. At the front, a modern paper flyleaf, and four medieval vellum flyleaves (the first a former pastedown; fols. iv + va bifolium); at the rear, three medieval vellum flyleaves and a modern paper flyleaf (vi–x).

Acquisition

‘Liber Collegij Sanctj Johannis Baptistae ex Dono D Doct Latewarhuius Collegij socij 23 o Junij Anno Domini 1598’ (fol. vv).

Provenance

‘ Anno domini MmoCCCCmoxlxxviij. die Nouembr’ s Magistrum sent’ August’ de trinitat’ vynarc’?’ (fol. viv, perhaps a cancelled caucio, violently erased, to the point of tearing the leaf).

‘Hugo Inceus’ (fol. 82 margin, perhaps s. xvi in.).

‘cheshirus’ (fol. 131v, in the inter-columnar space lower margin), ‘Robertus’ ( fol. 132, similarly placed), ‘Robertvs cheshyrvs’ (fol. 132 , upside down in the lower margin, s. xvi ex.).

A cancelled ownership inscription (fol. ii foot).