HUGH OF ST CHER ON THE APOCALYPSE; S. XIV2

Title

HUGH OF ST CHER ON THE APOCALYPSE; S. XIV2

Shelfmark

Merton College MS. 190

Place of origin

France

Date

s. XIV2

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Parchment

Physical extent

116 (ii + 114)The edges retrimmed and spattered with red. Foliated, probably by the scribe of the main text, in the upper left-hand corner of each verso.

Hands

A proficient French gothic rotunda bookhand. The scribe’s running heads and catchwords are between specially ruled lines.

Decoration

On fol. 1 a red and blue initial with flourishing and 1-sided border in red, blue and violet; blue initials flourished in red, red initials flourished in violet; red or blue paraphs.

Binding

Standard Merton s. xvii; sewn on five bands (formerly on four); formerly chained from the usual position. Fols. i and 114 were pastedowns in an earlier binding. Near the foot of fol. 114 are the marks of two large chain-staples, one iron, the other brass. There were also once two straps and clasps.

Provenance

Made in France.

fol. iv: ‘Liber M. Willelmi Reed episcopi Cicestrensis quem emit a uenerabili patre domino Thoma Tryllek’ episcopo Roffensi. Oretis igitur pro utroque’; ‘Postilla super apochalipsim’; ‘Liber domus scolarium de Merton’ in Oxon’ in communi libraria eiusdem et ad usum communem sociorum ibidem studencium cathenandus. Ex dono uenerabilis patris Magistri Willelmi Reed episcopi Cicestrie. Oretis igitur pro eodem et benefactoribus eiusdem ac fidelium animabus a purgatorio liberandis’; ‘.vi. uolumen.’ The first two are in Reed’s hand. For William Reed, fellow from 1344, still in 1357, d. 1385, see MS 8. This was part of his bequest.

Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with a title and ‘F. 7, 12’ (canc.), s. xvii, and ‘O. 8. 5. Art:’, canc. and replaced with ‘M. 1. 5’ in red and ‘(CXC)’ in pencil; the College bookplate.