Jerome ; S. XII 3/4

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Title

Jerome ; S. XII 3/4

Shelfmark

Merton College MS. 51

Place of origin

England

Date

S. XII 3/4

Language

Latin

1. (fols. 1–24) Jerome Quaestiones Hebraicae in Genesin

2. (fols. 24–34v) Jerome De Mansionibus Filiorum Israel (Epist. 78)

3. (fols. 34v–50v, 50v–66v) Ps.-Jerome Quaestiones Hebraicae in libros Regum et Paralipomenon

4. (fols. 66v–90v) Eusebius De Situ et Nominibus Locorum Hebraicorum

5. (fols. 90v–2) Ps.-Jerome De Decem Temptationibus

6. (fol. 92–v) Ps.-Jerome De Sex Ciuitatibus ad quas Homicida fugit

7. (fols. 92v–5) Ps.-Jerome In Canticum Deborae

8. (fols. 95–9) Ps.-Jerome In Lamentationes Ieremiae

9. (fol. 99r–v) Ps.-Jerome Ad Dardanum de Diuersis Generibus Musicorum (Epist. 23)

10. (fols. 99v–105v) Jerome Ad Rusticum Monachum (Epist. 125)

11. (fols. 105v–18) De Sphaera Caeli

12. (fols. 118–20; 120v blank) Interpretations of biblical words

Arts 1–2, 4, 3, 5, 7–9, 12 (titled ‘De partibus minus notis ueteris testamenti’), and 11, are found in that order in Cambridge, Trinity Coll. B. 2. 34 (s. xii in., Christ Church, Canterbury), and O. 4. 7 (s. xii in., Rochester). Cambridge, Emmanuel College 57 (s. xii in., provenance unknown), has arts 1–2, 4, 3, 5–8, 12, 11.

On the rear pastedown is a table of contents, s. xv. There are also faint notes in pencil, one beginning ‘Willelmus Asaha[?m]’ . Toward the end of the book are large, unattractive profile faces as nota-marks in the margins.

Form

codex

Support

Parchment

Physical extent

120 leaves The edges lightly retrimmed and stained yellow.

Hands

An expert English protogothic bookhand of ‘west country’ type.

Decoration

Arabesque initials in 2–3 of red, blue and green. On fol. 1 is a 9-line redQenclosing foliate ornament in the colours. Otherwise plain red or green initials.

Binding

Similar to MS 46 (12th century, reworked c. 1500); tawed skin over flush, square-edged oak boards, sewn on three bands; plain headband, blue and plain tailband. A central strap from a recess in the front board to a pin replaced by a catch at the rear, all lost. The mark of a large brass chain-staple, succeeded by a smaller one, near the foot of the foredge of the front board. On the front cover is written ‘Hieronymus’, s. xvii.

Acquisition

Probably made at a religious community in south-west England, at the College by 1600. At the head of fol. 1 is ‘N. 4. 12. Art:’, s. xvii, canc., and the James no. ‘266’. ‘12’ is inked on the foredge. Inside the front board is a sheet of paper with a table of contents, s. xvii, and two modern shelfmarks in red ink, ‘A. 1. 12 (LI)’, and ‘E. 1. 5’, both canc. in favour of ‘P. 1. 6’. The College bookplate.

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