Peter Lombard — 13th century, early; England

Title

Peter Lombard — 13th century, early; England

Shelfmark

MS. Barlow 15

Date

13th century, early

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

x + 221 leaves

Decoration

Illuminated initials

Binding

Brown leather with roll-produced border

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1691 by Thomas Barlow (Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 2, p. 1043)

Provenance

There are two erased inscriptions on fol. 220v

Title

The 'Sententiarum libri iv' of Peter Lombard

Shelfmark

MS. Barlow 15

Summary

The 'Sententiarum libri iv' of Peter Lombard (d. 1160), here with prolegomena comprising:

a mystical passage beg. 'Sibille omnes femine generaliter' (fol. iiv)

table of capitula to each book, that of book one beg. 'Omnis doctrina est de rebus' (fol. v)

a list of heresies, beginning abruptly through loss of one or more leaves (fol. vii)

a preface beg. 'Nunc inspectum libri sacramentorum' (fol. ixv), and the usual preface beg. 'Cupientes aliquid' (fol. x)

The text (beg. 'Veteris ac noue legis', fol. 1) is accompanied by contemporary marginalia.

There are two erased inscriptions on fol. 220v. Fols. ii-viii are mutilated.

Date

Written early in the 13th century in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, in double columns. Binding, brown leather with roll-produced border, with illuminated initials

Physical extent

221 Leaves