Gospels, Capitulare evangeliorum (use of regular canons) — 10th century, second half; German, Lower Saxony, Corvey, Benedictine abbey (?) or Hildesheim, Benedictine abbey (?)
MS. Laud Lat. 27
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Gospels, Capitulare evangeliorum (use of regular canons) — 10th century, second half; German, Lower Saxony, Corvey, Benedictine abbey (?) or Hildesheim, Benedictine abbey (?)
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 27
Date
10th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
i + 240 + i fol.
Hands
Added flex punctuation.
Decoration
Good Canon Tables.
Fine borders.
Fine initials. The beginnings of the Gospels are written in gold or minium on purple. Close in style to Wolfenbüttel, Herzog-August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 426 Helmst.(Pächt and Alexander i. 24, pl. II)
Each gospel preceded by 2 full-page miniatures on a purple background.
Acquisition
Part of his third donation to the Bodleian, 1639.
Provenance
Eberbach, Cistercian abbey: ex libris, 12th century, fol. 1v: Liber sanctae Mariae de Everbach.
Identifiable as a20 or a21 in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.
William Laud, 1573–1645, 1637.
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Title
Gospels
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Lat. 27
Summary
Gospels: The four Gospels (fols. 17v, 73v, 115v, 177), preceded by canon tables (fols. 2r-9v), and by Jerome's preface to the Gospels (Stegmüller 595), fols. 10r.-16v. Contains a copy of the Comes, without Benedicti. Each gospel has a double purple title-page.
Date
10th century, second half
Language
Latin
Physical extent
240 Leaves
Custodial history
MS. Frere 234. Manuscript 2618 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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