Julianus Pomerius, De vita contemplativa
St John's College MS 199
St John's College, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Julianus Pomerius, De vita contemplativa
Shelfmark
St John's College MS 199
Place of origin
England
Date
s. xii3/4
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
Vellum (HSOS/HFFH).
Physical extent
Fols. iv + 85 + iii(numbered fols. v–vii).
Hands
Written in protogothic bookhand . Punctuation by point, punctus elevatus, punctus interrogativus, and occasional punctus flexus.
Decoration
Headings in red.
Four- and 5-line arabesque capitals (larger at book initia, 8-line for book 1) in alternate red, slate blue, and green.
In the tables, 1-line initials in red and slate blue and some simple red line fillers.
Binding
A modern replacement. Sewn on two thongs. At the front, a marbled paper leaf, two modern paper flyleaves, and a medieval vellum flyleaf; at the rear, two modern paper flyleaves and another marbled leaf (v–vii).
Acquisition
‘Donum Ricardi Latewarr Doctoris theologi huius Collegij Socij Junij xxio. MDxcviii.’ (fol. 1 , upper margin).
Provenance
Fol. iv has been prepared to receive an index, the roman numerals for sections only (s. xii or xiii in.).
An indication of contents (fol. ivv, s. xii ex.).
Pen-trials (fol. 85, ? s. xiii).
‘Liber Collegij Sancti Joannis Baptistae Oxon’ E.8.’ ( fol. ivv; the ownership note s. xvii in, the shelfmark later).
The old shelfmark ‘Abac: ij. N. 73’ (fol. iv v).
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